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Persian vs Mossi


Mossi vs Persian


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan  
Burkina Faso  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
1  
14

National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan  
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo  

Second Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
  • Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.
  
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  

Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages  
Dagbani Language  

Derived From
Arabic Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32  
14
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
8  
5

How Many Consonants
23  
13
16  
6

Scripts
Arabic  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
30 weeks  
9

Greetings

Hello
سلام  
Kia ora  

Thank You
متشکرم  
Laafi bala  

How Are You?
چطور هستید?  
Laafi beme ?  

Good Night
شب بخیر  
Ne y yungo  

Good Evening
عصر بخیر  
ne y zabre  

Good Afternoon
بعد از ظهر بخیر  
Kia ora  

Good Morning
صبح به خیر  
Ne y yibeogo  

Please
لطفا  
gafare  

Sorry
متاسف  
gafare  

Bye
خدا حافظ  
Wend na kon-d nindaare  

I Love You
من شما را دوست دارم  
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  

Excuse Me
ببخشيد!  
Y gafare  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Western Persian  
Ouapadoupou  

Where They Speak
Iran, Iraq  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
47,000,000.00  
7
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Dari Persian  
Saremde  

Where They Speak
Afganistan  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
12,500,000.00  
7
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Tajik Persian  
Taolende  

Where They Speak
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
7,900,000.00  
6
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
12  
12
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
65.00 million  
26
7.60 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.99 %  
20
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
65.00 million  
17
7.60 million  
99+

Native Name
فارسی  
Mosse  

Alternative Names
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian  
Not Available  

French Name
persan  
moré  

German Name
Persisch  
Mossi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[fɒːɾˈsiː]  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Persian people  
Mossi  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
Not available  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Western Sudanic  

Branch
Iranian  
Gur (Voltaic)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Persian and Middle Persian  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Persian  
Mossi  

Language Position
23  
19
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Persian Sign Language  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
fa  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fas  
mos  

ISO 639 2/B
per  
mos  

ISO 639 3
pes  
mos  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
fars1254  
moss1236  

Linguasphere
58-AAC-c  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
Not Available  

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Persian and Mossi Language History

Comparison of Persian vs Mossi language history gives us differences between origin of Persian and Mossi language. History of Persian language states that this language originated in 1500 BC 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 Persian and Mossi Language History.

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

Persian vs Mossi Difficulty

The Persian vs Mossi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Persian 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 Persian and Mossi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Persian and Mossi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Persian is 44 weeks while to learn Mossi time required is 30 weeks.

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