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Somali and Mossi


Mossi and Somali


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   
Burkina Faso   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

National Language
Somalia   
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, Middle East   
Asia   

Minority Language
Yemen   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
  • One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
  
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  

Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language   
Dagbani Language   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
8   
5

How Many Consonants
21   
11
16   
6

Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
52 weeks   
12
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
Hello   
Kia ora   

Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay   
Laafi bala   

How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?   
Laafi beme ?   

Good Night
Habeenka Good   
Ne y yungo   

Good Evening
Evening Good   
ne y zabre   

Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan   
Kia ora   

Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan   
Ne y yibeogo   

Please
Fadlan   
gafare   

Sorry
sorry   
gafare   

Bye
caraysiiyo   
Wend na kon-d nindaare   

I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay   
Kei te aroha au ki a koe   

Excuse Me
iga raali ahow   
Y gafare   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Somali   
Ouapadoupou   

Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali   
Burkina Faso   

Dialect 2
Benaadir   
Saremde   

Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu   
Burkina Faso   

Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf   
Taolende   

Where They Speak
Standard Somali   
Burkina Faso   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million   
99+
7.60 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.11 %   
99+

Native Speakers
8.00 million   
99+
7.60 million   
99+

Native Name
af Soomaali   
Mosse   

Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga   
Not Available   

French Name
somali   
moré   

German Name
Somali   
Mossi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Somalis   
Mossi   

History

Origin
19th century   
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
Somali   
Mossi   

Language Position
83   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
so   
No data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
som   
mos   

ISO 639 2/B
som   
mos   

ISO 639 3
som   
mos   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
soma1255   
moss1236   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Somali 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 Somali and Mossi dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Mossi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Mossi Dialects are spoken in different Mossi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Mossi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Mossi dialects include: Ouapadoupou , Saremde. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Somali and Mossi Speaking population

Somali and Mossi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Mossi languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Mossi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is Not Available 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 Somali and Mossi on Somali vs Mossi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Somali and Mossi Language Codes

Somali and Mossi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Mossi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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