Countries
Benin, Nigeria
  
Burkina Faso
  
National Language
Nigeria
  
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
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
- In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
  
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
  
Dagbani Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200
  
Mossi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Ẹ n lẹ
  
Kia ora
  
Thank You
e dupe
  
Laafi bala
  
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
  
Laafi beme ?
  
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
  
Ne y yungo
  
Good Evening
ka a ale
  
ne y zabre
  
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
  
Kia ora
  
Good Morning
e kaaro
  
Ne y yibeogo
  
Please
Jowo
  
gafare
  
Sorry
binu
  
gafare
  
Bye
bye
  
Wend na kon-d nindaare
  
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
  
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
  
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
  
Y gafare
  
Dialect 1
Itsekiri
  
Ouapadoupou
  
Where They Speak
Nigeria
  
Burkina Faso
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Ede
  
Saremde
  
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
  
Burkina Faso
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
  
Taolende
  
Where They Speak
Nigeria
  
Burkina Faso
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
30.00 million
  
36
7.60 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
28.00 million
  
29
7.60 million
  
99+
Native Name
Yorùbá
  
Mosse
  
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
  
Not Available
  
French Name
yoruba
  
moré
  
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
  
Mossi-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Yoruba people
  
Mossi
  
Origin
4 BC
  
Not available
  
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
  
Western Sudanic
  
Branch
Kwa
  
Gur (Voltaic)
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
  
Mossi
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
yo
  
No data Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
yor
  
mos
  
ISO 639 2/B
yor
  
mos
  
ISO 639 3
yor
  
mos
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
yoru1245
  
moss1236
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
  
Not Available
  
All Yoruba 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 Yoruba and Mossi dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Mossi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Mossi Dialects are spoken in different Mossi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Mossi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Mossi dialects include: Ouapadoupou , Saremde. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and Mossi Speaking population
Yoruba and Mossi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Mossi languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Mossi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % 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 Yoruba and Mossi on Yoruba vs Mossi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and Mossi Language Codes
Yoruba and Mossi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Mossi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.