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Mossi vs Oromo


Oromo vs Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo  
Ethiopia  

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  
Somalia  

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.
  
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  

Similar To
Dagbani Language  
Somali Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
34  
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
10  
7

How Many Consonants
16  
6
24  
14

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
9
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora  
akkam  

Thank You
Laafi bala  
Galatoomi  

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?  
Attam jirta/jirtu?  

Good Night
Ne y yungo  
Nagayattii buli  

Good Evening
ne y zabre  
Akkam waarite  

Good Afternoon
Kia ora  
Attam oolte / ooltan  

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo  
Attam bulte/bultan  

Please
gafare  
Maaloo  

Sorry
gafare  
naa dhiisi  

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare  
Nagayattii!  

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  
Sin jaaladha  

Excuse Me
Y gafare  
Maaloo na dabarsi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou  
Borana  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
4,000,000.00  
19

Dialect 2
Saremde  
Orma  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
66,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
Taolende  
Wata  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
13,000.00  
33

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
17  
16

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million  
99+
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.36 %  
36

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
24.00 million  
33

Native Name
Mosse  
Afaan Oromo  

Alternative Names
Not Available  
Afaan Oromoo  

French Name
moré  
galla  

German Name
Mossi-Sprache  
Galla-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Mossi  
Oromos  

History

Origin
Not available  
16  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Western Sudanic  
Cushitic  

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Mossi  
Afaan Oromo  

Language Position
Not Available  
91  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
om  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos  
orm  

ISO 639 2/B
mos  
orm  

ISO 639 3
mos  
orm  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
moss1236  
nucl1736  

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  

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Mossi and Oromo Language History

Comparison of Mossi vs Oromo language history gives us differences between origin of Mossi and Oromo language. History of Mossi language states that this language originated in Not available whereas history of Oromo language states that this language originated in 16. 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 Oromo Language History.

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

Mossi vs Oromo Difficulty

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

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