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Mossi vs Malagasy


Malagasy vs Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso  
Madagascar  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo  
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

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.
  
  • Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
  • About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
  

Similar To
Dagbani Language  
Not Available  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
5  
2

How Many Consonants
16  
6
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
9
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora  
Salama!  

Thank You
Laafi bala  
Misaotra  

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?  
Manao ahoana!  

Good Night
Ne y yungo  
Alina tsara  

Good Evening
ne y zabre  
Manao ahoana e  

Good Afternoon
Kia ora  
Manao ahoana e  

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo  
Maraina tsara  

Please
gafare  
azafady  

Sorry
gafare  
Miala tsiny  

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare  
Veloma!  

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  
Tiako ianao.  

Excuse Me
Y gafare  
Azafady  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou  
Eastern Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Merina  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
5,000,000.00  
17

Dialect 2
Saremde  
Western Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Sakalava  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
1,200,000.00  
24

Dialect 3
Taolende  
Not Available  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
2  
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million  
99+
Not Available  

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.28 %  
40

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
18.00 million  
38

Native Name
Mosse  
Fiteny Malagasy  

Alternative Names
Not Available  
Malagasy Sign Language  

French Name
moré  
malgache  

German Name
Mossi-Sprache  
Malagassi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Mossi  
Malagasy people  

History

Origin
Not available  
1000 AD  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Western Sudanic  
Austronesian  

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)  
Indonesian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Mossi  
standard Malagasy  

Language Position
Not Available  
84  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
mg  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos  
mlg  

ISO 639 2/B
mos  
mlg  

ISO 639 3
mos  
mlg  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
moss1236  
mala1537  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Verb-Object-Subject  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Mossi and Malagasy Language History

Comparison of Mossi vs Malagasy language history gives us differences between origin of Mossi and Malagasy language. History of Mossi language states that this language originated in Not available whereas history of Malagasy language states that this language originated in 1000 AD. 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 Malagasy Language History.

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

Mossi vs Malagasy Difficulty

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

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