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Mossi and Malagasy


Malagasy and Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso   
Madagascar   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo   
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
  • Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
  • About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
  

Similar To
Dagbani Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Mossi-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Malagasy-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
26   
8
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
5   
2

How Many Consonants
16   
6
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks   
9
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora   
Salama!   

Thank You
Laafi bala   
Misaotra   

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?   
Manao ahoana!   

Good Night
Ne y yungo   
Alina tsara   

Good Evening
ne y zabre   
Manao ahoana e   

Good Afternoon
Kia ora   
Manao ahoana e   

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo   
Maraina tsara   

Please
gafare   
azafady   

Sorry
gafare   
Miala tsiny   

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare   
Veloma!   

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe   
Tiako ianao.   

Excuse Me
Y gafare   
Azafady   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou   
Eastern Malagasy   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
Merina   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
5,000,000.00   
17

Dialect 2
Saremde   
Western Malagasy   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
Sakalava   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,200,000.00   
24

Dialect 3
Taolende   
Not Available   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
2   
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million   
99+
Not Available   

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
0.28 %   
40

Native Speakers
7.60 million   
99+
18.00 million   
38

Native Name
Mosse   
Fiteny Malagasy   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Malagasy Sign Language   

French Name
moré   
malgache   

German Name
Mossi-Sprache   
Malagassi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Mossi   
Malagasy people   

History

Origin
Not available   
1000 AD   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Western Sudanic   
Austronesian   

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)   
Indonesian   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Mossi   
standard Malagasy   

Language Position
Not Available   
84   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available   
mg   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos   
mlg   

ISO 639 2/B
mos   
mlg   

ISO 639 3
mos   
mlg   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
moss1236   
mala1537   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Verb-Object-Subject   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Mossi and Malagasy Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Mossi and Malagasy dialects. Various dialects of Mossi and Malagasy language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Mossi are spoken in different Mossi Speaking Countries whereas Malagasy Dialects are spoken in different Malagasy speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Mossi vs Malagasy Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Mossi dialects include: Ouapadoupou, Saremde. Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy , Western Malagasy. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Mossi and Malagasy Speaking population

Mossi and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Mossi and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Mossi and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Mossi and Malagasy on Mossi vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Mossi and Malagasy Language Codes

Mossi and Malagasy language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Mossi and Malagasy Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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