Countries
Burkina Faso
  
Zimbabwe
  
National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
  
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
  
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.
  
- Shona language is tonal language.
- The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
  
Similar To
Dagbani Language
  
Kalanga and Nambya Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
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Alphabets in
Mossi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Shona-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Alphabets
Not Available
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Kia ora
  
Mhoro
  
Thank You
Laafi bala
  
Waita zvako
  
How Are You?
Laafi beme ?
  
Wakadini zvako?
  
Good Night
Ne y yungo
  
Urare zvakanaka
  
Good Evening
ne y zabre
  
Manheru
  
Good Afternoon
Kia ora
  
Masikati
  
Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo
  
Mangwanani
  
Please
gafare
  
Ndinokumbirawo
  
Sorry
gafare
  
Ndineurombo
  
Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare
  
bye
  
I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
  
Ndinokuda
  
Excuse Me
Y gafare
  
Pamusoro
  
Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou
  
Hwesa
  
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
  
Zimbabwe
  
Dialect 2
Saremde
  
Karanga
  
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
  
southern Zimbabwe
  
Dialect 3
Taolende
  
Zezuru
  
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
  
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
  
How Many People Speak?
7.60 million
  
99+
25.00 million
  
40
Native Speakers
7.60 million
  
99+
8.30 million
  
99+
Native Name
Mosse
  
Not Available
  
Alternative Names
Not Available
  
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
  
French Name
moré
  
shona
  
German Name
Mossi-Sprache
  
Schona-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Mossi
  
Not Available
  
Origin
Not available
  
20th century
  
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
  
Benue-Congo
  
Branch
Gur (Voltaic)
  
Bantu
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Not Available
  
Standard Forms
Mossi
  
Not Available
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data Available
  
sn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mos
  
sna
  
ISO 639 2/B
mos
  
sna
  
ISO 639 3
mos
  
sna
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
moss1236
  
core1255
  
Linguasphere
No data Available
  
99-AUT-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Mossi and Shona 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 Shona dialects. Various dialects of Mossi and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Mossi are spoken in different Mossi Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Mossi vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Mossi dialects include: Ouapadoupou, Saremde. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Mossi and Shona Speaking population
Mossi and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Mossi and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Mossi and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 %. 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 Shona on Mossi vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Mossi and Shona Language Codes
Mossi and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Mossi and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.