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Mossi and Meithei


Meithei and Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso   
India, Manipur   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Assam, Manipur, Tripura   

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.
  
  • Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
  • The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
  

Similar To
Dagbani Language   
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
6   
3

How Many Consonants
16   
6
15   
5

Scripts
Latin   
Bengali   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks   
9
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora   
Khurumjari   

Thank You
Laafi bala   
Yamna nungaijare   

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?   
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   

Good Night
Ne y yungo   
Athengba Ahing   

Good Evening
ne y zabre   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
Kia ora   
Not Available   

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo   
Nongale haugatl   

Please
gafare   
Chanbiduna   

Sorry
gafare   
Saobiganu   

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare   
Chatcharage   

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe   
Eina nangbu nungsi   

Excuse Me
Y gafare   
Not Available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou   
Loi   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
Burma, Laos   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
5,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Saremde   
Pangal   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
Bangladesh, India   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
273,000.00   
32

Dialect 3
Taolende   
Meithei proper   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,250,000.00   
19

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
6   
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
7.60 million   
99+
1.50 million   
99+

Native Name
Mosse   
মৈইতৈইলোন   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   

French Name
moré   
Meithei   

German Name
Mossi-Sprache   
Meithei   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Mossi   
Meithei people   

History

Origin
Not available   
1700   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Western Sudanic   
Tibeto-Burman   

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Mossi   
Standard Meithei   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos   
mni   

ISO 639 2/B
mos   
mni   

ISO 639 3
mos   
mni   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
moss1236   
mani1292   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
omp   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Mossi and Meithei Speaking population

Mossi and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Mossi and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Mossi and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Meithei 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 Meithei on Mossi vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Mossi and Meithei Language Codes

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

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