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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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