Countries
Burkina Faso
  
South Africa
  
National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
  
South Africa
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Lesotho, South Africa
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Botswana, Lesotho
  
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.
  
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
  
Similar To
Dagbani Language
  
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
  
Alphabets in
Mossi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Xhosa-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Kia ora
  
Molo
  
Thank You
Laafi bala
  
Ndiyabulela
  
How Are You?
Laafi beme ?
  
Unjani
  
Good Night
Ne y yungo
  
Ulale kakuhle
  
Good Evening
ne y zabre
  
Ubusuku obuhle
  
Good Afternoon
Kia ora
  
Uben' emva kwemini entle
  
Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo
  
Molo
  
Please
gafare
  
Ndicela
  
Sorry
gafare
  
Ndicela uxolo
  
Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare
  
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
  
I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
  
Ndiyakuthanda
  
Excuse Me
Y gafare
  
Uxolo
  
Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou
  
Gcaleka
  
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
  
South Africa
  
Dialect 2
Saremde
  
Thembu
  
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
  
South Africa
  
Dialect 3
Taolende
  
Hlubi
  
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
  
South Africa
  
How Many People Speak?
7.60 million
  
99+
20.00 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
7.60 million
  
99+
8.20 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
11.00 million
  
21
Native Name
Mosse
  
isiXhosa
  
Alternative Names
Not Available
  
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
  
French Name
moré
  
xhosa
  
German Name
Mossi-Sprache
  
Xhosa-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Mossi
  
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
  
Origin
Not available
  
16th 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
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Mossi
  
isiXhosa
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Xhosa
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data Available
  
xh
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mos
  
xho
  
ISO 639 2/B
mos
  
xho
  
ISO 639 3
mos
  
xho
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
moss1236
  
xhos1239
  
Linguasphere
No data Available
  
99-AUT-fa
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Mossi and Xhosa 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 Xhosa greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Mossi and Xhosa language. Mossi word for "Hello" is Kia ora or Xhosa word for "Thank You" is Ndiyabulela. Find more of such common Mossi Greetings and Xhosa Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Mossi vs Xhosa Difficulty
The Mossi vs Xhosa difficulty level basically depends on the number of Mossi Alphabets and Xhosa 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 Xhosa are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Mossi and Xhosa, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Mossi is 30 weeks while to learn Xhosa time required is 44 weeks.