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Mossi and Oromo


Oromo and Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso   
Ethiopia, Kenya   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo   
Ethiopia   

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   
Somalia   

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.
  
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  

Similar To
Dagbani Language   
Somali Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
34   
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
10   
7

How Many Consonants
16   
6
24   
14

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks   
9
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora   
akkam   

Thank You
Laafi bala   
Galatoomi   

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?   
Attam jirta/jirtu?   

Good Night
Ne y yungo   
Nagayattii buli   

Good Evening
ne y zabre   
Akkam waarite   

Good Afternoon
Kia ora   
Attam oolte / ooltan   

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo   
Attam bulte/bultan   

Please
gafare   
Maaloo   

Sorry
gafare   
naa dhiisi   

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare   
Nagayattii!   

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe   
Sin jaaladha   

Excuse Me
Y gafare   
Maaloo na dabarsi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou   
Borana   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
Ethiopia, Kenya   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
4,000,000.00   
19

Dialect 2
Saremde   
Orma   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
Kenya   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
66,000.00   
37

Dialect 3
Taolende   
Wata   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
Kenya   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
13,000.00   
33

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
17   
16

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million   
99+
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
0.36 %   
36

Native Speakers
7.60 million   
99+
24.00 million   
33

Native Name
Mosse   
Afaan Oromo   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Afaan Oromoo   

French Name
moré   
galla   

German Name
Mossi-Sprache   
Galla-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Mossi   
Oromos   

History

Origin
Not available   
16   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Western Sudanic   
Cushitic   

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Mossi   
Afaan Oromo   

Language Position
Not Available   
91   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available   
om   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos   
orm   

ISO 639 2/B
mos   
orm   

ISO 639 3
mos   
orm   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
moss1236   
nucl1736   

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

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Mossi and Oromo Speaking population

Mossi and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Mossi and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of Mossi and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 %. 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 Oromo on Mossi vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Mossi and Oromo Language Codes

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

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