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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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