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Shona and Mossi


Mossi and Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe   
Burkina Faso   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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

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

Alphabets
Not Available   
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
8   
5

How Many Consonants
46   
34
16   
6

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

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   

Dialects

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   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
8   
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
0.11 %   
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   

History

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
107   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

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   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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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.

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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.

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