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Mossi and Maori


Maori and Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso   
New Zealand   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo   
New Zealand   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Australia, Oceania   

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

Regulated By
Not Available   
Māori Language Commission   

Interesting Facts
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
  • "E korao no New Zealand" was the first printed Maori book in 1815.
  • The first newspaper in the Maori language was published in year 1842.
  

Similar To
Dagbani Language   
Tahitian Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
20   
2

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
5   
2

How Many Consonants
16   
6
10   
2

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks   
9
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora   
Hello   

Thank You
Laafi bala   
Mauruuru koutou   

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?   
E pēhea ana koe ?   

Good Night
Ne y yungo   
Night pai   

Good Evening
ne y zabre   
pai ahiahi   

Good Afternoon
Kia ora   
Afternoon pai   

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo   
Morning pai   

Please
gafare   
Tēnā   

Sorry
gafare   
Aroha mai   

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare   
poroporoaki   

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe   
Aroha ahau ki a koe   

Excuse Me
Y gafare   
tukua ahau   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou   
South Island Māori   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
New Zealand   

Dialect 2
Saremde   
Western North Island Maori   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
New Zealand   

Dialect 3
Taolende   
Eastern North Island Maori   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
New Zealand   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million   
99+
0.18 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
7.60 million   
99+
0.18 million   
99+

Native Name
Mosse   
te Reo Māori   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
New Zealand Maori   

French Name
moré   
maori   

German Name
Mossi-Sprache   
Maori-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Mossi   
Māori people   

History

Origin
Not available   
1814   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Western Sudanic   
Polynesian   

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Mossi   
Maori   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available   
mi   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos   
mri   

ISO 639 2/B
mos   
mao   

ISO 639 3
mos   
mri   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
moss1236   
maor1246   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Mossi and Maori 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 Maori dialects. Various dialects of Mossi and Maori language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Mossi are spoken in different Mossi Speaking Countries whereas Maori Dialects are spoken in different Maori speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Mossi vs Maori Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Mossi dialects include: Ouapadoupou, Saremde. Maori dialects include: South Island Māori , Western North Island Maori. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Mossi and Maori Speaking population

Mossi and Maori speaking population is one of the factors based on which Mossi and Maori languages can be compared. The total count of Mossi and Maori Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maori language is Not Available. 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 Maori on Mossi vs Maori where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Mossi and Maori Language Codes

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

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