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Mossi vs Hausa


Hausa vs Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso   
Nigeria   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo   
Gambia, Nigeria   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Nigeria   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
  • Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
  • There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
  

Similar To
Dagbani Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
12   
9

How Many Consonants
16   
6
32   
22

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks   
9
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora   
sannu   

Thank You
Laafi bala   
gode ku   

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?   
yaya dai   

Good Night
Ne y yungo   
mai kyau dare   

Good Evening
ne y zabre   
barka da yamma   

Good Afternoon
Kia ora   
barka da rana   

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo   
mai kyau safe   

Please
gafare   
Don Allah   

Sorry
gafare   
yi hakuri   

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare   
sai anjima   

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe   
Ina son ku   

Excuse Me
Y gafare   
gafara dai   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou   
Gaananci   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
Ghana   

Dialect 2
Saremde   
Kurhwayanci   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
Niger   

Dialect 3
Taolende   
Daragaram   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
Niger   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
20   
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million   
99+
50.00 million   
28

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
0.52 %   
28

Native Speakers
7.60 million   
99+
35.00 million   
27

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
15.00 million   
18

Native Name
Mosse   
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa   

French Name
moré   
haoussa   

German Name
Mossi-Sprache   
Haussa-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Mossi   
Hausa–Fulani people   

History

Origin
Not available   
14   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Western Sudanic   
Chadic   

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Mossi   
Hausa   

Language Position
Not Available   
34   
27

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available   
ha   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos   
hau   

ISO 639 2/B
mos   
hau   

ISO 639 3
mos   
hau   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
moss1236   
haus1257   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
19-HAA-b   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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Mossi and Hausa Language History

Comparison of Mossi vs Hausa language history gives us differences between origin of Mossi and Hausa language. History of Mossi language states that this language originated in Not available whereas history of Hausa language states that this language originated in 14. 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 Hausa Language History.

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

Mossi vs Hausa Difficulty

The Mossi vs Hausa difficulty level basically depends on the number of Mossi Alphabets and Hausa 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 Hausa are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Mossi and Hausa, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Mossi is 30 weeks while to learn Hausa time required is 44 weeks.

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