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Thai vs Mossi


Mossi vs Thai


Countries

Countries
Thailand  
Burkina Faso  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
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
Burma, Cambodia, Laos  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  

Similar To
Lao Language  
Dagbani Language  

Derived From
Khmer Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
32  
21
8  
5

How Many Consonants
44  
33
16  
6

Scripts
Thai  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  
Kia ora  

Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)  
Laafi bala  

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

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

Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  
ne y zabre  

Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)  
Kia ora  

Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)  
Ne y yibeogo  

Please
โปรด (Pord)  
gafare  

Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  
gafare  

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

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

Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  
Y gafare  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Isan  
Ouapadoupou  

Where They Speak
Isan  
Burkina Faso  

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

Dialect 2
Northern Thai  
Saremde  

Where They Speak
Northern Thailand  
Burkina Faso  

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

Dialect 3
Southern Thai  
Taolende  

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

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

Total No. Of Dialects
9  
9
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.85 %  
24
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
20.00 million  
37
7.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
40.00 million  
21
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
ภาษาไทย  
Mosse  

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

French Name
thaï  
moré  

German Name
Thailändisch  
Mossi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]  
[mɔ̀ːsì]  

Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese  
Mossi  

History

Origin
1283 CE  
11th Century AD  

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Tai  
Western Sudanic  

Branch
-  
Gur (Voltaic)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Thai  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Thai  
Mossi  

Language Position
47  
99+
37  
34

Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language  
Mossi Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
th  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tha  
mos  

ISO 639 2/B
tha  
mos  

ISO 639 3
tha  
mos  

ISO 639 6
tha  
mos  

Glottocode
thai1261  
moss1236  

Linguasphere
47-AAA-b  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating  
-  

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Thai and Mossi Language History

Comparison of Thai vs Mossi language history gives us differences between origin of Thai and Mossi language. History of Thai language states that this language originated in 1283 CE whereas history of Mossi language states that this language originated in 11th Century AD. 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 Thai and Mossi Language History.

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

Thai vs Mossi Difficulty

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

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