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Mossi vs Haitian Creole


Haitian Creole vs Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso  
Haiti  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

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

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Central America, North America  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Cuba  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)  

Interesting Facts
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
  • In the year 1940, the first technical orthography for Haitian Creole was developed.
  • In Haiian Creole, the word 'creole' is of Latin origin via a Portuguese term that means, "person raised in one's house".
  

Similar To
Dagbani Language  
French Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
7  
4

How Many Consonants
16  
6
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
9
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora  
Bonjou  

Thank You
Laafi bala  
Mèsi  

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?  
Kijan ou yé?  

Good Night
Ne y yungo  
Bon nwit  

Good Evening
ne y zabre  
Bonswa  

Good Afternoon
Kia ora  
Bon apre-midi  

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo  
Bon apre-midi  

Please
gafare  
Souple  

Sorry
gafare  
Dezole  

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare  
Babay  

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  
Mwen renmen w  

Excuse Me
Y gafare  
Eskize m  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou  
Northern Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Cap-Haitien  

Dialect 2
Saremde  
Central Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Port-au-Prince  

Dialect 3
Taolende  
Southern Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Cayes  

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million  
99+
9.60 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.15 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
9.60 million  
99+

Native Name
Mosse  
Kreyòl ayisyen  

Alternative Names
Not Available  
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole  

French Name
moré  
haïtien; créole haïtien  

German Name
Mossi-Sprache  
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[kɣejɔl]  

Ethnicity
Mossi  
Haitians  

History

Origin
Not available  
17th Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Western Sudanic  
Not Available  

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Mossi  
Haitian Creole  

Language Position
Not Available  
99  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
ht  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos  
hat  

ISO 639 2/B
mos  
hat  

ISO 639 3
mos  
hat  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
moss1236  
hait1244  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
51-AAC-cb  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Mossi and Haitian Creole Language History

Comparison of Mossi vs Haitian Creole language history gives us differences between origin of Mossi and Haitian Creole language. History of Mossi language states that this language originated in Not available whereas history of Haitian Creole language states that this language originated in 17th 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 Haitian Creole Language History.

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

Mossi vs Haitian Creole Difficulty

The Mossi vs Haitian Creole difficulty level basically depends on the number of Mossi Alphabets and Haitian Creole 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 Haitian Creole are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Mossi and Haitian Creole, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Mossi is 30 weeks while to learn Haitian Creole time required is 24 weeks.

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