Xhosa and Mossi
Countries
South Africa
Burkina Faso
National Language
South Africa
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
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Interesting Facts
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Dagbani Language
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Thank You
Ndiyabulela
Laafi bala
How Are You?
Unjani
Laafi beme ?
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
Ne y yungo
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
ne y zabre
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Kia ora
Good Morning
Molo
Ne y yibeogo
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
gafare
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
Wend na kon-d nindaare
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Ouapadoupou
Where They Speak
South Africa
Burkina Faso
Where They Speak
South Africa
Burkina Faso
Where They Speak
South Africa
Burkina Faso
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiXhosa
Mosse
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
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German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Mossi-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Mossi
Origin
16th 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
isiXhosa
Mossi
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
xh
No data Available
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
xhos1239
moss1236
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Xhosa 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 Xhosa and Mossi dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Mossi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Mossi Dialects are spoken in different Mossi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Mossi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Mossi dialects include: Ouapadoupou , Saremde. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Mossi Speaking population
Xhosa and Mossi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Mossi languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Mossi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % 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 Xhosa and Mossi on Xhosa vs Mossi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Mossi Language Codes
Xhosa and Mossi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Mossi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.