Countries
Laos
Burkina Faso
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 in
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Mossi-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
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
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
ne y zabre
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Kia ora
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (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
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Y gafare
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
Speaking Population
Not Available
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
German Name
Laotisch
Mossi-Sprache
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Not Available
Ethnicity
Not Available
Mossi
Origin
1283 CE
Not available
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Tai
Western Sudanic
Branch
Not Available
Gur (Voltaic)
Early Forms
No Early forms
No early forms
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
lo
No data Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
laoo1244
moss1236
Linguasphere
No data available
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
Not Available
All Lao and Mossi Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Lao and Mossi dialects. Various dialects of Lao and Mossi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Lao are spoken in different Lao Speaking Countries whereas Mossi Dialects are spoken in different Mossi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Lao vs Mossi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao, Northern Lao. Mossi dialects include: Ouapadoupou , Saremde. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Lao and Mossi Speaking population
Lao and Mossi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Mossi languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Mossi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Lao and Mossi on Lao vs Mossi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Lao and Mossi Language Codes
Lao and Mossi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Lao and Mossi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.