Swahili and Mossi
Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Burkina Faso
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
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
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Dagbani Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
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Thank You
Asante
Laafi bala
How Are You?
Habari gani?
Laafi beme ?
Good Night
Usiku mwema
Ne y yungo
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
ne y zabre
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
Kia ora
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
Ne y yibeogo
Bye
bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare
I Love You
nakupenda
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
Excuse Me
Samahani
Y gafare
Dialect 1
Kiunguja
Ouapadoupou
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
Burkina Faso
Dialect 2
Kimrima
Saremde
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
Burkina Faso
Dialect 3
Kimgao
Taolende
Where They Speak
Kilwa
Burkina Faso
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
Mosse
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Not Available
German Name
Swahili
Mossi-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Mossi
Origin
6th century
Not available
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Western Sudanic
Branch
Bantu
Gur (Voltaic)
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Swahili
Mossi
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
sw
No data Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
swah1254
moss1236
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Swahili 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 Swahili and Mossi dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Mossi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Mossi Dialects are spoken in different Mossi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Mossi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Mossi dialects include: Ouapadoupou , Saremde. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swahili and Mossi Speaking population
Swahili and Mossi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Mossi languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Mossi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili 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 Swahili and Mossi on Swahili vs Mossi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swahili and Mossi Language Codes
Swahili and Mossi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Mossi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.