Mossi and Swahili
Countries
Burkina Faso
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
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
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Interesting Facts
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
Dagbani Language
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Not Available
Thank You
Laafi bala
Asante
How Are You?
Laafi beme ?
Habari gani?
Good Night
Ne y yungo
Usiku mwema
Good Evening
ne y zabre
Habari za jioni
Good Afternoon
Kia ora
nzuri Alasiri
Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo
Habari za asubuhi
Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare
bye
I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
nakupenda
Excuse Me
Y gafare
Samahani
Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou
Kiunguja
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Zanzibar island
Dialect 2
Saremde
Kimrima
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Dar es Salaam
Dialect 3
Taolende
Kimgao
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Kilwa
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Mosse
Not Available
Alternative Names
Not Available
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
German Name
Mossi-Sprache
Swahili
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Mossi
Swahili people or Waswahili
Origin
Not available
6th century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Benue-Congo
Branch
Gur (Voltaic)
Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Mossi
Swahili
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
No data Available
sw
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
moss1236
swah1254
Linguasphere
No data Available
99-AUS-m
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Mossi and Swahili 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 Swahili dialects. Various dialects of Mossi and Swahili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Mossi are spoken in different Mossi Speaking Countries whereas Swahili Dialects are spoken in different Swahili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Mossi vs Swahili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Mossi dialects include: Ouapadoupou, Saremde. Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja , Kimrima. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Mossi and Swahili Speaking population
Mossi and Swahili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Mossi and Swahili languages can be compared. The total count of Mossi and Swahili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Swahili 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 Swahili on Mossi vs Swahili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Mossi and Swahili Language Codes
Mossi and Swahili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Mossi and Swahili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.