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Lao vs Mossi


Lao
Mossi vs Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos   
Burkina Faso   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   
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
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • There is no space left between words, only between phrases or sentences in Lao language.
  • The Lao alphabets has been reformed many times over the past 50 years.
  
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  

Similar To
Thai Language   
Dagbani Language   

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28   
20
8   
5

How Many Consonants
27   
17
16   
6

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   
Kia ora   

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   
Laafi bala   

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   
Laafi beme ?   

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   
Ne y yungo   

Good Evening
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)   
ne y zabre   

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)   
Kia ora   

Good Morning
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)   
Ne y yibeogo   

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   
gafare   

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   
gafare   

Bye
Sôhk dii der   
Wend na kon-d nindaare   

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   
Kei te aroha au ki a koe   

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   
Y gafare   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao   
Ouapadoupou   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Burkina Faso   

Dialect 2
Northern Lao   
Saremde   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Burkina Faso   

Dialect 3
Central Lao   
Taolende   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Burkina Faso   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
7.60 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.11 %   
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
7.60 million   
99+

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   
Mosse   

Alternative Names
Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao   
Not Available   

French Name
lao   
moré   

German Name
Laotisch   
Mossi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Mossi   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
Not available   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Western Sudanic   

Branch
Not Available   
Gur (Voltaic)   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Lao   
Mossi   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
lo   
No data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao   
mos   

ISO 639 2/B
lao   
mos   

ISO 639 3
lao   
mos   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
laoo1244   
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
Isolating   
Not Available   

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Lao and Mossi Language History

Comparison of Lao vs Mossi language history gives us differences between origin of Lao and Mossi language. History of Lao language states that this language originated in 1283 CE 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 Lao and Mossi Language History.

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Lao 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 Lao and Mossi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Lao and Mossi language. Lao word for "Hello" is ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i) or Mossi word for "Thank You" is Laafi bala. Find more of such common Lao Greetings and Mossi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Lao vs Mossi Difficulty

The Lao vs Mossi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Lao 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 Lao and Mossi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Lao and Mossi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Lao is 44 weeks while to learn Mossi time required is 30 weeks.

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