Language code: mos
Technical information about ISO 639 language code mos
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The table below provides technical details for the Mossi language, designated by the mos code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
|
| Standard | |
| Name | Mossi |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Central (Ouagadougou)KayaPlateau-CentralYatengaPenkré |
| Related languages | DagbaniMampruliGurene (Frafra)DagaareKusaal |
| Key facts | Spoken by roughly 8–9 million people across West AfricaTwo-tone (high and low) system where tone alone can change word meaningNoun classes are signalled mainly by suffixes rather than prefixesMakes an inclusive/exclusive distinction in the first-person plural pronounWritten with an extended Latin alphabet that includes ɩ, ɛ, ŋ, but tones are usually left unmarked in everyday texts |
| Sample phrase | Laafi? Ne y yibeogo? |
| Character encodings | |
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The Mossi language, identified by the code mos, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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