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
Scripts
Latin
Thai and Lao Braille
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
Speaking Population
Not Available
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
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
Early Forms
No early forms
No Early forms
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
lo
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
moss1236
laoo1244
Linguasphere
No data Available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Isolating
All Mossi and Lao 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 Mossi and Lao dialects. Various dialects of Mossi and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Mossi are spoken in different Mossi Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Mossi vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Mossi dialects include: Ouapadoupou, Saremde. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Mossi and Lao Speaking population
Mossi and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Mossi and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Mossi and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available. 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 Mossi and Lao on Mossi vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Mossi and Lao Language Codes
Mossi and Lao language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Mossi and Lao Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.