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Mossi and Tamil


Tamil and Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso   
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
6   
9

National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo   
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   

Interesting Facts
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
  • Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
  • The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
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Similar To
Dagbani Language   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
247   
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
12   
9

How Many Consonants
16   
6
18   
8

Scripts
Latin   
Tamil   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks   
9
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora   
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   

Thank You
Laafi bala   
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?   
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)   

Good Night
Ne y yungo   
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   

Good Evening
ne y zabre   
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   

Good Afternoon
Kia ora   
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo   
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   

Please
gafare   
தயவு (Tayavu)   

Sorry
gafare   
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare   
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe   
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   

Excuse Me
Y gafare   
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou   
Kongu   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
Kongu   

Dialect 2
Saremde   
Madurai Tamil   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   

Dialect 3
Taolende   
Tirunelveli Tamil   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
10   
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million   
99+
78.00 million   
21

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
1.06 %   
19

Native Speakers
7.60 million   
99+
70.00 million   
15

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
8.00 million   
24

Native Name
Mosse   
தமிழ்   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   

French Name
moré   
tamoul   

German Name
Mossi-Sprache   
Tamil   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   

Ethnicity
Mossi   
Tamil people or Tamilans   

History

Origin
Not available   
300 BC   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Western Sudanic   
Not Available   

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   

Standard Forms
Mossi   
Modern Tamil   

Language Position
Not Available   
18   
16

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Tamil   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available   
ta   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos   
tam   

ISO 639 2/B
mos   
tam   

ISO 639 3
mos   
tam   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
tam   

Glottocode
moss1236   
tami1289, oldt1248   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
tami1289   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Mossi and Tamil Speaking population

Mossi and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Mossi and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Mossi and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 %. 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 Tamil on Mossi vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Mossi and Tamil Language Codes

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

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