Countries
Burkina Faso
  
Laos
  
National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
  
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
  
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
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
- 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.
  
Similar To
Dagbani Language
  
Thai Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
  
Alphabets in
Mossi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Thai and Lao Braille
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Kia ora
  
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
  
Thank You
Laafi bala
  
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
  
How Are You?
Laafi beme ?
  
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
  
Good Night
Ne y yungo
  
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
  
Good Evening
ne y zabre
  
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
  
Good Afternoon
Kia ora
  
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
  
Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo
  
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
  
Please
gafare
  
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
  
Sorry
gafare
  
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
  
Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare
  
Sôhk dii der
  
I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
  
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
  
Excuse Me
Y gafare
  
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
  
Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou
  
Vientiane Lao
  
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
  
Laos
  
Dialect 2
Saremde
  
Northern Lao
  
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
  
Laos
  
Dialect 3
Taolende
  
Central Lao
  
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
  
Laos
  
How Many People Speak?
7.60 million
  
99+
25.00 million
  
40
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
7.60 million
  
99+
25.00 million
  
32
Native Name
Mosse
  
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
  
Alternative Names
Not Available
  
Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao
  
French Name
moré
  
lao
  
German Name
Mossi-Sprache
  
Laotisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
pʰáːsǎː láːw
  
Ethnicity
Mossi
  
Not Available
  
Origin
Not available
  
1283 CE
  
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
  
Tai-Kadai Family
  
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
  
Tai
  
Branch
Gur (Voltaic)
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No Early forms
  
Standard Forms
Mossi
  
Lao
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data Available
  
lo
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mos
  
lao
  
ISO 639 2/B
mos
  
lao
  
ISO 639 3
mos
  
lao
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
moss1236
  
laoo1244
  
Linguasphere
No data Available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Isolating
  
Mossi and Lao 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 Mossi and Lao greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Mossi and Lao language. Mossi word for "Hello" is Kia ora or Lao word for "Thank You" is ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i). Find more of such common Mossi Greetings and Lao Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Mossi vs Lao Difficulty
The Mossi vs Lao difficulty level basically depends on the number of Mossi Alphabets and Lao 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 Mossi and Lao are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Mossi and Lao, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Mossi is 30 weeks while to learn Lao time required is 44 weeks.