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Mossi vs Lao


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Lao
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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