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Yoruba and Mossi


Mossi and Yoruba


Countries

Countries
Benin, Nigeria   
Burkina Faso   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

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

Alphabets in
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200   
Mossi-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
29   
11
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
8   
5

How Many Consonants
17   
7
16   
6

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks   
9
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

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   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Itsekiri   
Ouapadoupou   

Where They Speak
Nigeria   
Burkina Faso   

How Many People Speak
500,000.00   
34
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Ede   
Saremde   

Where They Speak
Benin, Togo   
Burkina Faso   

How Many People Speak
800,000.00   
27
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Ulukwumi   
Taolende   

Where They Speak
Nigeria   
Burkina Faso   

How Many People Speak
10,000.00   
34
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
20   
18
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million   
36
7.60 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.42 %   
32
0.11 %   
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   

History

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
49   
36
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

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   

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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.

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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.

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