Mossi and Yoruba
Countries
Burkina Faso
Benin, Nigeria
National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
Nigeria
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
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Not Available
Yoruba Academy
Interesting Facts
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
- One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
- In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
Similar To
Dagbani Language
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Thank You
Laafi bala
e dupe
How Are You?
Laafi beme ?
Bawo ni o se wa
Good Night
Ne y yungo
Kasun layọ o
Good Evening
ne y zabre
ka a ale
Good Afternoon
Kia ora
e kaasan
Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo
e kaaro
Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare
bye
I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
mo nifẹ rẹ
Excuse Me
Y gafare
mo tọrọ gafara
Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou
Itsekiri
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Benin, Togo
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Taolende
Ulukwumi
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Alternative Names
Not Available
Yariba, Yooba
German Name
Mossi-Sprache
Yoruba-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Mossi
Yoruba people
Origin
Not available
4 BC
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Western Sudanic
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Mossi
Yorùbá
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Yoruba Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
yo
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
moss1236
yoru1245
Linguasphere
No data Available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Analytic, Isolating
All Mossi and Yoruba 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 Yoruba dialects. Various dialects of Mossi and Yoruba language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Mossi are spoken in different Mossi Speaking Countries whereas Yoruba Dialects are spoken in different Yoruba speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Mossi vs Yoruba Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Mossi dialects include: Ouapadoupou, Saremde. Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri , Ede. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Mossi and Yoruba Speaking population
Mossi and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Mossi and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Mossi and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 %. 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 Yoruba on Mossi vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Mossi and Yoruba Language Codes
Mossi and Yoruba language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Mossi and Yoruba Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.