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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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