Sinhalese and Mossi
Countries
Sri Lanka
Burkina Faso
National Language
Sri Lanka
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
Second Language
Sri Lanka
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- In Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
- Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
Similar To
Maldivian Language
Dagbani Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Mossi-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Sinhala alphabet
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Thank You
ඔබට ස්තුතියි (obaṭa stutiyi)
Laafi bala
How Are You?
ඔබ කොහොමද (oba kohomada)
Laafi beme ?
Good Night
සුභ රාත්රියක් (subha rātriyak)
Ne y yungo
Good Evening
සුබ සැන්දෑවක් (suba sændǣvak)
ne y zabre
Good Afternoon
සුභ සන්ධ්යාවක් (subha sandhyāvak)
Kia ora
Good Morning
සුභ උදෑසනක් (subha udǣsanak)
Ne y yibeogo
Please
කරුණාකර (karuṇākara)
gafare
Sorry
සමාවන්න (samāvanna)
gafare
Bye
බායි (bāyi)
Wend na kon-d nindaare
I Love You
මම ඔයාට ආදරෙයි (mama oyāṭa ādareyi)
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
Excuse Me
මට සමාවෙන්න (maṭa samāvenna)
Y gafare
Dialect 1
Vedda
Ouapadoupou
Where They Speak
Sri Lanka
Burkina Faso
Dialect 2
Not Available
Saremde
Where They Speak
Not Available
Burkina Faso
Dialect 3
Not Available
Taolende
Where They Speak
Not Available
Burkina Faso
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
සිංහල (sĩhala)
Mosse
Alternative Names
Cingalese, Singhala, Singhalese, Sinhala
Not Available
French Name
singhalais
moré
German Name
Singhalesisch
Mossi-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Sinhalese people
Mossi
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Western Sudanic
Branch
Indic
Gur (Voltaic)
Early Forms
Sinhalese Prakrit
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Sinhalese
Mossi
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
si
No data Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
sinh1246
moss1236
Linguasphere
No data available
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
All Sinhalese 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 Sinhalese and Mossi dialects. Various dialects of Sinhalese and Mossi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Sinhalese are spoken in different Sinhalese Speaking Countries whereas Mossi Dialects are spoken in different Mossi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Sinhalese vs Mossi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Sinhalese dialects include: Vedda, Not Available. Mossi dialects include: Ouapadoupou , Saremde. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Sinhalese and Mossi Speaking population
Sinhalese and Mossi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sinhalese and Mossi languages can be compared. The total count of Sinhalese and Mossi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sinhalese language is 0.25 % 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 Sinhalese and Mossi on Sinhalese vs Mossi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Sinhalese and Mossi Language Codes
Sinhalese and Mossi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Sinhalese and Mossi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
