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Mossi vs Sundanese


Sundanese vs Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso   
West Java   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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

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.
  
  • The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  

Similar To
Dagbani Language   
Madurese and Malay Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
Not Available   

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
5   
2

How Many Consonants
16   
6
16   
6

Scripts
Latin   
Latin, Sundanese   

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   
Halo   

Thank You
Laafi bala   
Nuhun   

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?   
Kumaha kabarna?   

Good Night
Ne y yungo   
Wilujeng kulem   

Good Evening
ne y zabre   
Wilujeng wengi   

Good Afternoon
Kia ora   
Wilujeng siang   

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo   
Wilujeng énjing   

Please
gafare   
Mangga   

Sorry
gafare   
Hapunten   

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare   
Wilujeng angkat   

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe   
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun   

Excuse Me
Y gafare   
Punten   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou   
Western dialect   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
Banten   

Dialect 2
Saremde   
Northern dialect   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
Bogor   

Dialect 3
Taolende   
Priangan dialect   

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso   
Bandung   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million   
99+
39.00 million   
32

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
0.57 %   
27

Native Speakers
7.60 million   
99+
38.00 million   
26

Native Name
Mosse   
Not Available   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Priangan, Sunda   

French Name
moré   
soundanais   

German Name
Mossi-Sprache   
Sundanesisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Mossi   
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui   

History

Origin
Not available   
5th century AD   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Western Sudanic   
Indonesian   

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Mossi   
Sundanese   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available   
su   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos   
sun   

ISO 639 2/B
mos   
sun   

ISO 639 3
mos   
sun   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
moss1236   
sund1251   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Mossi and Sundanese Language History

Comparison of Mossi vs Sundanese language history gives us differences between origin of Mossi and Sundanese language. History of Mossi language states that this language originated in Not available whereas history of Sundanese language states that this language originated in 5th century 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 Sundanese Language History.

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

Mossi vs Sundanese Difficulty

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

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