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Mossi vs Xhosa


Xhosa vs Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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

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

Alphabets
26   
8
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
10   
7

How Many Consonants
16   
6
43   
32

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks   
9
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

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   

Dialects

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   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
9   
9

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
0.11 %   
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   

History

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   

Code

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   

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Mossi and Xhosa Language History

Comparison of Mossi vs Xhosa language history gives us differences between origin of Mossi and Xhosa language. History of Mossi language states that this language originated in Not available whereas history of Xhosa language states that this language originated in 16th 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 Xhosa Language History.

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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.

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