Countries
Burkina Faso
  
India, Karnataka, India
  
National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
  
Karnataka, India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Goa
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
  
Interesting Facts
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  
Similar To
Dagbani Language
  
Telugu
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Mossi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Kannada Script
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Kia ora
  
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
Thank You
Laafi bala
  
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
How Are You?
Laafi beme ?
  
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
Good Night
Ne y yungo
  
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
Good Evening
ne y zabre
  
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
Good Afternoon
Kia ora
  
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo
  
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
Please
gafare
  
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
Sorry
gafare
  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare
  
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
  
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
Excuse Me
Y gafare
  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou
  
Badaga
  
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
  
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Saremde
  
Urali
  
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
  
kerala
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Taolende
  
Kurumba
  
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
7.60 million
  
99+
49.00 million
  
29
Native Speakers
7.60 million
  
99+
38.00 million
  
26
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
11.00 million
  
21
Native Name
Mosse
  
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
Alternative Names
Not Available
  
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
French Name
moré
  
kannada
  
German Name
Mossi-Sprache
  
Kannada
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
Ethnicity
Mossi
  
Kannadiga
  
Origin
Not available
  
c. 450
  
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Gur (Voltaic)
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Old Kannada, Kannada
  
Standard Forms
Mossi
  
Modern Kannada
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data Available
  
kn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mos
  
kan
  
ISO 639 2/B
mos
  
kan
  
ISO 639 3
mos
  
kan
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
moss1236
  
nucl1305
  
Linguasphere
No data Available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Mossi and Kannada 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 Kannada greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Mossi and Kannada language. Mossi word for "Hello" is Kia ora or Kannada word for "Thank You" is ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu). Find more of such common Mossi Greetings and Kannada Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Mossi vs Kannada Difficulty
The Mossi vs Kannada difficulty level basically depends on the number of Mossi Alphabets and Kannada 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 Kannada are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Mossi and Kannada, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Mossi is 30 weeks while to learn Kannada time required is 44 weeks.