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Oromo vs Mossi


Mossi vs Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya   
Burkina Faso   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

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

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Somalia   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  

Similar To
Somali Language   
Dagbani Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34   
16
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
8   
5

How Many Consonants
24   
14
16   
6

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
akkam   
Kia ora   

Thank You
Galatoomi   
Laafi bala   

How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?   
Laafi beme ?   

Good Night
Nagayattii buli   
Ne y yungo   

Good Evening
Akkam waarite   
ne y zabre   

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan   
Kia ora   

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan   
Ne y yibeogo   

Please
Maaloo   
gafare   

Sorry
naa dhiisi   
gafare   

Bye
Nagayattii!   
Wend na kon-d nindaare   

I Love You
Sin jaaladha   
Kei te aroha au ki a koe   

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi   
Y gafare   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana   
Ouapadoupou   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya   
Burkina Faso   

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00   
19
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Orma   
Saremde   

Where They Speak
Kenya   
Burkina Faso   

How Many People Speak
66,000.00   
37
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Wata   
Taolende   

Where They Speak
Kenya   
Burkina Faso   

How Many People Speak
13,000.00   
33
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
17   
16
8   
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.36 %   
36
0.11 %   
99+

Native Speakers
24.00 million   
33
7.60 million   
99+

Native Name
Afaan Oromo   
Mosse   

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo   
Not Available   

French Name
galla   
moré   

German Name
Galla-Sprache   
Mossi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Oromos   
Mossi   

History

Origin
16   
Not available   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Cushitic   
Western Sudanic   

Branch
Not Available   
Gur (Voltaic)   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo   
Mossi   

Language Position
91   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
om   
No data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
orm   
mos   

ISO 639 2/B
orm   
mos   

ISO 639 3
orm   
mos   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1736   
moss1236   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data Available   

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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Oromo and Mossi Language History

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

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

Oromo vs Mossi Difficulty

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

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