Countries
Burkina Faso
  
Madagascar
  
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
  
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Malagasy-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
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
  
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
  
How Many People Speak?
7.60 million
  
99+
Not Available
  
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Macrolanguage
  
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
  
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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
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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.
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.