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Mossi vs Shona


Shona vs Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso   
Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo   
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   

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.
  
  • Shona language is tonal language.
  • The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
  

Similar To
Dagbani Language   
Kalanga and Nambya Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
Not Available   

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
5   
2

How Many Consonants
16   
6
46   
34

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks   
9
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora   
Mhoro   

Thank You
Laafi bala   
Waita zvako   

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?   
Wakadini zvako?   

Good Night
Ne y yungo   
Urare zvakanaka   

Good Evening
ne y zabre   
Manheru   

Good Afternoon
Kia ora   
Masikati   

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo   
Mangwanani   

Please
gafare   
Ndinokumbirawo   

Sorry
gafare   
Ndineurombo   

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare   
bye   

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe   
Ndinokuda   

Excuse Me
Y gafare   
Pamusoro   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou   
Hwesa   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
Zimbabwe   

Dialect 2
Saremde   
Karanga   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
southern Zimbabwe   

Dialect 3
Taolende   
Zezuru   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
7.60 million   
99+
8.30 million   
99+

Native Name
Mosse   
Not Available   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru   

French Name
moré   
shona   

German Name
Mossi-Sprache   
Schona-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Mossi   
Not Available   

History

Origin
Not available   
20th century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Western Sudanic   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)   
Bantu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Not Available   

Standard Forms
Mossi   
Not Available   

Language Position
Not Available   
107   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available   
sn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos   
sna   

ISO 639 2/B
mos   
sna   

ISO 639 3
mos   
sna   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
moss1236   
core1255   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
99-AUT-a   

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 Shona Language History

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

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

Mossi vs Shona Difficulty

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

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