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Mossi vs Cebuano


Cebuano vs Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo  
Philippines  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Philippines  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters  

Interesting Facts
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  

Similar To
Dagbani Language  
Hiligaynon Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Island of Cebu  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
5  
2

How Many Consonants
16  
6
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
9
3 weeks  
1

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora  
Hoy  

Thank You
Laafi bala  
Salamat  

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?  
Kumusta man ka?  

Good Night
Ne y yungo  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Evening
ne y zabre  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Afternoon
Kia ora  
Maayong Hapon  

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo  
Maayong Buntag  

Please
gafare  
Palihug  

Sorry
gafare  
Ikasubo ko  

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare  
Babay  

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  
Gihigugma ko ikaw  

Excuse Me
Y gafare  
Ekskyus mi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou  
Boholano  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Bohol  

Dialect 2
Saremde  
Southern Kana  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
southern Leyte  

Dialect 3
Taolende  
North Kana  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
northern part of Leyte  

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million  
99+
Not Available  

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.32 %  
38

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
21.00 million  
36

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
14.50 million  
19

Native Name
Mosse  
Visayan  

Alternative Names
Not Available  
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan  

French Name
moré  
cebuano  

German Name
Mossi-Sprache  
Cebuano  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Mossi  
Cebuano people  

History

Origin
Not available  
16th century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Western Sudanic  
Not Available  

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Mossi  
Standard Cebuano  

Language Position
Not Available  
62  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos  
ceb  

ISO 639 2/B
mos  
ceb  

ISO 639 3
mos  
ceb  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
moss1236  
cebu1242  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Verb-Subject-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Mossi and Cebuano Language History

Comparison of Mossi vs Cebuano language history gives us differences between origin of Mossi and Cebuano language. History of Mossi language states that this language originated in Not available whereas history of Cebuano language states that this language originated in 16th century. 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 Cebuano Language History.

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Mossi and Cebuano 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 Cebuano greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Mossi and Cebuano language. Mossi word for "Hello" is Kia ora or Cebuano word for "Thank You" is Salamat. Find more of such common Mossi Greetings and Cebuano Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Mossi vs Cebuano Difficulty

The Mossi vs Cebuano difficulty level basically depends on the number of Mossi Alphabets and Cebuano 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 Cebuano are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Mossi and Cebuano, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Mossi is 30 weeks while to learn Cebuano time required is 3 weeks.

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