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Mossi vs Bengali


Bengali vs Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
4  
11

National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo  
Bangladesh, India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
India  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi  

Interesting Facts
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
  • Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
  • 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  

Similar To
Dagbani Language  
Assamese and Oriya  

Derived From
Not Available  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
51  
30

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
11  
8

How Many Consonants
16  
6
40  
29

Scripts
Latin  
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
9
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora  
হ্যালো (Hyālō)  

Thank You
Laafi bala  
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)  

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?  
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)  

Good Night
Ne y yungo  
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)  

Good Evening
ne y zabre  
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)  

Good Afternoon
Kia ora  
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)  

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo  
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)  

Please
gafare  
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)  

Sorry
gafare  
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)  

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare  
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)  

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)  

Excuse Me
Y gafare  
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou  
Chakma  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Bangladesh, Burma, India  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
330,000.00  
36

Dialect 2
Saremde  
Hajong  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
71,000.00  
36

Dialect 3
Taolende  
Rarhi  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
India  

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million  
99+
215.00 million  
9

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
3.11 %  
8

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
196.00 million  
7

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
19.00 million  
16

Native Name
Mosse  
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)  

Alternative Names
Not Available  
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa  

French Name
moré  
bengali  

German Name
Mossi-Sprache  
Bengali  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not available  

Ethnicity
Mossi  
Bengalis (Bengali people)  

History

Origin
Not available  
1000–1200 CE  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Western Sudanic  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Abahatta, Old Bengali  

Standard Forms
Mossi  
Bengali  

Language Position
Not Available  
4  
4

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
bn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos  
ben  

ISO 639 2/B
mos  
ben  

ISO 639 3
mos  
ben  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
moss1236  
beng1280  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
59-AAF-u  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Mossi and Bengali Language History

Comparison of Mossi vs Bengali language history gives us differences between origin of Mossi and Bengali language. History of Mossi language states that this language originated in Not available whereas history of Bengali language states that this language originated in 1000–1200 CE. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Mossi and Bengali Language History.

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Mossi and Bengali Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Mossi and Bengali greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Mossi and Bengali language. Mossi word for "Hello" is Kia ora or Bengali word for "Thank You" is ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad). Find more of such common Mossi Greetings and Bengali Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Mossi vs Bengali Difficulty

The Mossi vs Bengali difficulty level basically depends on the number of Mossi Alphabets and Bengali Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Mossi and Bengali are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Mossi and Bengali, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Mossi is 30 weeks while to learn Bengali time required is 44 weeks.

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