Countries
Burkina Faso
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Not Available
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
Similar To
Dagbani Language
Malayalam
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Kia ora
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Laafi bala
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Laafi beme ?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Ne y yungo
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
ne y zabre
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Kia ora
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
gafare
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
gafare
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Y gafare
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou
Kongu
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Kongu
Dialect 2
Saremde
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Dialect 3
Taolende
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Alternative Names
Not Available
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
German Name
Mossi-Sprache
Tamil
Pronunciation
Not Available
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Mossi
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
Not available
300 BC
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Not Available
Branch
Gur (Voltaic)
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Mossi
Modern Tamil
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
ta
ISO 639 6
Not Available
tam
Glottocode
moss1236
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data Available
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Mossi and Tamil 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 Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Mossi and Tamil language. Mossi word for "Hello" is Kia ora or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Mossi Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Mossi vs Tamil Difficulty
The Mossi vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Mossi Alphabets and Tamil 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 Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Mossi and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Mossi is 30 weeks while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.
