Countries
Zimbabwe
  
Burkina Faso
  
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
  
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- Shona language is tonal language.
- The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
  
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
  
Dagbani Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Shona-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Mossi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Alphabets
Not Available
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Mhoro
  
Kia ora
  
Thank You
Waita zvako
  
Laafi bala
  
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
  
Laafi beme ?
  
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
  
Ne y yungo
  
Good Evening
Manheru
  
ne y zabre
  
Good Afternoon
Masikati
  
Kia ora
  
Good Morning
Mangwanani
  
Ne y yibeogo
  
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
  
gafare
  
Sorry
Ndineurombo
  
gafare
  
Bye
bye
  
Wend na kon-d nindaare
  
I Love You
Ndinokuda
  
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
  
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
  
Y gafare
  
Dialect 1
Hwesa
  
Ouapadoupou
  
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
  
Burkina Faso
  
Dialect 2
Karanga
  
Saremde
  
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
  
Burkina Faso
  
Dialect 3
Zezuru
  
Taolende
  
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
  
Burkina Faso
  
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million
  
40
7.60 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
8.30 million
  
99+
7.60 million
  
99+
Native Name
Not Available
  
Mosse
  
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
  
Not Available
  
French Name
shona
  
moré
  
German Name
Schona-Sprache
  
Mossi-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Mossi
  
Origin
20th century
  
Not available
  
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
  
Western Sudanic
  
Branch
Bantu
  
Gur (Voltaic)
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Not Available
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Not Available
  
Mossi
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
sn
  
No data Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
sna
  
mos
  
ISO 639 2/B
sna
  
mos
  
ISO 639 3
sna
  
mos
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
core1255
  
moss1236
  
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
  
No data Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Shona and Mossi Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Shona and Mossi dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Mossi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Mossi Dialects are spoken in different Mossi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Mossi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Mossi dialects include: Ouapadoupou , Saremde. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Mossi Speaking population
Shona and Mossi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Mossi languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Mossi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Shona and Mossi on Shona vs Mossi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Mossi Language Codes
Shona and Mossi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Mossi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.