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Mossi vs Irish


Irish vs Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso   
European Union, Ireland   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

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

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Ireland   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
United Kingdom   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Foras na Gaeilge   

Interesting Facts
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  

Similar To
Dagbani Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
18   
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
5   
2

How Many Consonants
16   
6
13   
3

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks   
9
36 weeks   
10

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora   
Dia dhuit   

Thank You
Laafi bala   
Go raibh maith agat   

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?   
Conas atá tú ?   

Good Night
Ne y yungo   
Oíche mhaith   

Good Evening
ne y zabre   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Afternoon
Kia ora   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo   
Dia dhuit ar maidin   

Please
gafare   
le do thoil   

Sorry
gafare   
Tá brón orm   

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare   
Slán   

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe   
Is breá liom thú   

Excuse Me
Y gafare   
Gabh mo leithscéal   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou   
Connacht Irish   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
Connacht   

Dialect 2
Saremde   
Munster Irish   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
Munster   

Dialect 3
Taolende   
Ulster Irish   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
Ulster   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
7.60 million   
99+
0.14 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
1.65 million   
35

Native Name
Mosse   
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   

French Name
moré   
irlandais moyen   

German Name
Mossi-Sprache   
Mittelirisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   

Ethnicity
Mossi   
Irish people   

History

Origin
Not available   
c. 750   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Western Sudanic   
Celtic   

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)   
Goidelic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish   

Standard Forms
Mossi   
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Irish Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available   
ga   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos   
gle   

ISO 639 2/B
mos   
gle   

ISO 639 3
mos   
gle   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
moss1236   
iris1253   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
50-AAA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Verb-Subject-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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Mossi and Irish Language History

Comparison of Mossi vs Irish language history gives us differences between origin of Mossi and Irish language. History of Mossi language states that this language originated in Not available whereas history of Irish language states that this language originated in c. 750. 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 Irish Language History.

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

Mossi vs Irish Difficulty

The Mossi vs Irish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Mossi Alphabets and Irish 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 Irish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Mossi and Irish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Mossi is 30 weeks while to learn Irish time required is 36 weeks.

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