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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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