Countries
Burkina Faso
  
Burma
  
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 in
Mossi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Kirundi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
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
  
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
  
Dialect 3
Taolende
  
Shubi
  
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
  
Tanzania
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
7.60 million
  
99+
8.80 million
  
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
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
  
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.