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Xhosa vs Mossi


Mossi vs Xhosa


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
Burkina Faso   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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   
Not Available   

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   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
8   
5

How Many Consonants
43   
32
16   
6

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
Molo   
Kia ora   

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   

Please
Ndicela   
gafare   

Sorry
Ndicela uxolo   
gafare   

Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle   
Wend na kon-d nindaare   

I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda   
Kei te aroha au ki a koe   

Excuse Me
Uxolo   
Y gafare   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gcaleka   
Ouapadoupou   

Where They Speak
South Africa   
Burkina Faso   

Dialect 2
Thembu   
Saremde   

Where They Speak
South Africa   
Burkina Faso   

Dialect 3
Hlubi   
Taolende   

Where They Speak
South Africa   
Burkina Faso   

Total No. Of Dialects
9   
9
8   
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
0.11 %   
99+

Native Speakers
8.20 million   
99+
7.60 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million   
21
Not Available   

Native Name
isiXhosa   
Mosse   

Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa   
Not Available   

French Name
xhosa   
moré   

German Name
Xhosa-Sprache   
Mossi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca   
Mossi   

History

Origin
16th Century   
Not available   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Western Sudanic   

Branch
Bantu   
Gur (Voltaic)   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
isiXhosa   
Mossi   

Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
xh   
No data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
xho   
mos   

ISO 639 2/B
xho   
mos   

ISO 639 3
xho   
mos   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
xhos1239   
moss1236   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Xhosa and Mossi Language History

Comparison of Xhosa vs Mossi language history gives us differences between origin of Xhosa and Mossi language. History of Xhosa language states that this language originated in 16th Century whereas history of Mossi language states that this language originated in Not available. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Xhosa and Mossi Language History.

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Xhosa and Mossi Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Xhosa and Mossi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Xhosa and Mossi language. Xhosa word for "Hello" is Molo or Mossi word for "Thank You" is Laafi bala. Find more of such common Xhosa Greetings and Mossi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Xhosa vs Mossi Difficulty

The Xhosa vs Mossi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Xhosa Alphabets and Mossi Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Xhosa and Mossi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Xhosa and Mossi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Xhosa is 44 weeks while to learn Mossi time required is 30 weeks.

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