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Mossi vs Kirundi


Kirundi vs Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso  
Burma  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

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

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa, Asia  

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

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.
  
  • Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
  • Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.
  

Similar To
Dagbani Language  
Kinyarwanda Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
5  
2

How Many Consonants
16  
6
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
Not Available  

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
9
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora  
Bwakeye  

Thank You
Laafi bala  
Urakoze  

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?  
Urakomeye?  

Good Night
Ne y yungo  
Ijoro ryiza  

Good Evening
ne y zabre  
Mwiriwe  

Good Afternoon
Kia ora  
Mwiriwe  

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo  
Mwaramutse  

Please
gafare  
Ndagusavye  

Sorry
gafare  
Not available  

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare  
N’agasaga  

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  
Not available  

Excuse Me
Y gafare  
Not available  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou  
Rwanda-Rundi  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
20,000,000.00  
10

Dialect 2
Saremde  
Ha  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
990,000.00  
25

Dialect 3
Taolende  
Shubi  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
153,000.00  
24

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
8.80 million  
99+

Native Name
Mosse  
íkiRǔndi  

Alternative Names
Not Available  
Not Available  

French Name
moré  
rundi  

German Name
Mossi-Sprache  
Kirundi  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Mossi  
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  

History

Origin
Not available  
1500  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Western Sudanic  
Not Available  

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Mossi  
Kirundi  

Language Position
Not Available  
86  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Not Available  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
rn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos  
run  

ISO 639 2/B
mos  
run  

ISO 639 3
mos  
run  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
moss1236  
rund1242  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Not Available  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Mossi and Kirundi Language History

Comparison of Mossi vs Kirundi language history gives us differences between origin of Mossi and Kirundi language. History of Mossi language states that this language originated in Not available whereas history of Kirundi language states that this language originated in 1500. 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 Kirundi Language History.

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

Mossi vs Kirundi Difficulty

The Mossi vs Kirundi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Mossi Alphabets and Kirundi 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 Kirundi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Mossi and Kirundi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Mossi is 30 weeks while to learn Kirundi time required is Not Available.

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