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Mossi vs Santali


Santali vs Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso   
India   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo   
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
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.
  
  • Santali language was an oral language till nineteenth century.
  • Before the invention of Santali alphabets, Santali was written with the Bengali or Odia alphabets.
  

Similar To
Dagbani Language   
Munda Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
30   
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
6   
3

How Many Consonants
16   
6
21   
11

Scripts
Latin   
Bengali, Devanagari, Latin, Ol Chiki, Oriya   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks   
9
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora   
Henda ho   

Thank You
Laafi bala   
Adi Johar   

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?   
Cet’leka menama?   

Good Night
Ne y yungo   
Boge Ninda   

Good Evening
ne y zabre   
Boge Ayup’   

Good Afternoon
Kia ora   
Not Available   

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo   
Boge Setak’   

Please
gafare   
Not Available   

Sorry
gafare   
Not Available   

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare   
Not Available   

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

Excuse Me
Y gafare   
Not Available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou   
Mahali   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
India   

Dialect 2
Saremde   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Taolende   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
1   
1

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
7.60 million   
99+
6.30 million   
99+

Native Name
Mosse   
संथाली (sãtʰālī)   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal   

French Name
moré   
santal   

German Name
Mossi-Sprache   
Santali   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Mossi   
Santal and Teraibasi Santali   

History

Origin
Not available   
20th century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Austroasiatic Family   

Subgroup
Western Sudanic   
Not Available   

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Mossi   
Santali   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos   
sat   

ISO 639 2/B
mos   
sat   

ISO 639 3
mos   
sat   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
moss1236   
sant1410   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Mossi and Santali Language History

Comparison of Mossi vs Santali language history gives us differences between origin of Mossi and Santali language. History of Mossi language states that this language originated in Not available whereas history of Santali language states that this language originated in 20th century. 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 Santali Language History.

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

Mossi vs Santali Difficulty

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

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