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Mossi vs Lao


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Lao vs Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso   
Laos   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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

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

Alphabets
26   
8
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
28   
20

How Many Consonants
16   
6
27   
17

Scripts
Latin   
Thai and Lao Braille   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks   
9
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

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   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)   

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

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (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   
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   

Excuse Me
Y gafare   
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   

Dialects

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   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
6   
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
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   

History

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   

Code

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   

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Mossi and Lao Language History

Comparison of Mossi vs Lao language history gives us differences between origin of Mossi and Lao language. History of Mossi language states that this language originated in Not available whereas history of Lao language states that this language originated in 1283 CE. 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 Mossi and Lao Language History.

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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.

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