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Mossi vs Thai


Thai vs Mossi


Countries

Countries
Burkina Faso  
Thailand  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo  
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  
Burma, Cambodia, Laos  

Regulated By
-  
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)  

Interesting Facts
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
  • Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
  • You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
  

Similar To
Dagbani Language  
Lao Language  

Derived From
-  
Khmer Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
32  
21

How Many Consonants
16  
6
44  
33

Scripts
Latin  
Thai  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Kia ora  
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  

Thank You
Laafi bala  
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)  

How Are You?
Laafi beme ?  
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)  

Good Night
Ne y yungo  
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)  

Good Evening
ne y zabre  
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  

Good Afternoon
Kia ora  
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)  

Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo  
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)  

Please
gafare  
โปรด (Pord)  

Sorry
gafare  
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  

Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare  
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)  

I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)  

Excuse Me
Y gafare  
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou  
Isan  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Isan  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
29

Dialect 2
Saremde  
Northern Thai  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Northern Thailand  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
6,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Taolende  
Southern Thai  

Where They Speak
Burkina Faso  
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
33
4,500,000.00  
39

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
9  
9

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million  
99+
60.00 million  
27

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.85 %  
24

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
20.00 million  
37

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
40.00 million  
21

Native Name
Mosse  
ภาษาไทย  

Alternative Names
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi  
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang  

French Name
moré  
thaï  

German Name
Mossi-Sprache  
Thailändisch  

Pronunciation
[mɔ̀ːsì]  
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]  

Ethnicity
Mossi  
Central Thai and Thai Chinese  

History

Origin
11th Century AD  
1283 CE  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Tai-Kadai Family  

Subgroup
Western Sudanic  
Tai  

Branch
Gur (Voltaic)  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Thai  

Standard Forms
Mossi  
Thai  

Language Position
37  
34
47  
99+

Signed Forms
Mossi Sign Language  
Thai Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
th  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mos  
tha  

ISO 639 2/B
mos  
tha  

ISO 639 3
mos  
tha  

ISO 639 6
mos  
tha  

Glottocode
moss1236  
thai1261  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
47-AAA-b  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Analytic, Isolating  

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Mossi and Thai Language History

Comparison of Mossi vs Thai language history gives us differences between origin of Mossi and Thai language. History of Mossi language states that this language originated in 11th Century AD whereas history of Thai 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 Thai Language History.

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Mossi and Thai 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 Thai greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Mossi and Thai language. Mossi word for "Hello" is Kia ora or Thai word for "Thank You" is ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ). Find more of such common Mossi Greetings and Thai Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Mossi vs Thai Difficulty

The Mossi vs Thai difficulty level basically depends on the number of Mossi Alphabets and Thai 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 Thai are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Mossi and Thai, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Mossi is 30 weeks while to learn Thai time required is 44 weeks.

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