Countries
Burkina Faso
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
Portugal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Not Available
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Interesting Facts
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
- Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
- The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
Similar To
Dagbani Language
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Laafi bala
obrigado
How Are You?
Laafi beme ?
Como você está?
Good Night
Ne y yungo
boa noite
Good Evening
ne y zabre
boa Noite
Good Afternoon
Kia ora
boa Tarde
Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo
bom Dia
Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare
tchau
I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
Eu te amo
Excuse Me
Y gafare
desculpe me
Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou
Brazilian Portuguese
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Brazil
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Saremde
European Portuguese
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Portugal
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Taolende
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Daman and Diu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Mosse
Português
Alternative Names
Not Available
Português
French Name
moré
portugais
German Name
Mossi-Sprache
Portugiesisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Ethnicity
Mossi
Portuguese people or portugueses
Origin
Not available
3rd Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Romance
Branch
Gur (Voltaic)
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Mossi
Portuguese
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Portuguese
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
pt
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
moss1236
port1283
Linguasphere
No data Available
51-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Mossi and Portuguese 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 Portuguese dialects. Various dialects of Mossi and Portuguese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Mossi are spoken in different Mossi Speaking Countries whereas Portuguese Dialects are spoken in different Portuguese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Mossi vs Portuguese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Mossi dialects include: Ouapadoupou, Saremde. Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese , European Portuguese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Mossi and Portuguese Speaking population
Mossi and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Mossi and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Mossi and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 %. 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 Portuguese on Mossi vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Mossi and Portuguese Language Codes
Mossi and Portuguese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Mossi and Portuguese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.