Home

Most Difficult Languages + -

Easiest Languages to Learn + -

Most Spoken Languages + -

Best Languages to Learn + -

Indian Languages + -

Languagevs


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)   
Not Available   

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   
Not Available   

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   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
30 weeks   
9

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   
10
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Northern Thai   
Saremde   

Where They Speak
Northern Thailand   
Burkina Faso   

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00   
13
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Southern Thai   
Taolende   

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

How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00   
8
Not Available   

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 %   
23
0.11 %   
99+

Native Speakers
20.00 million   
37
7.60 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
40.00 million   
15
Not Available   

Native Name
ภาษาไทย   
Mosse   

Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang   
Not Available   

French Name
thaï   
moré   

German Name
Thailändisch   
Mossi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese   
Mossi   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
Not available   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Western Sudanic   

Branch
Not Available   
Gur (Voltaic)   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Thai   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Thai   
Mossi   

Language Position
47   
34
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language   
Not Available   

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
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
thai1261   
moss1236   

Linguasphere
47-AAA-b   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating   
Not Available   

Countries >>
<< All

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 Not available. 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.

Compare Most Spoken Languages

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.

Most Spoken Languages

Most Spoken Languages

» More Most Spoken Languages

Compare Most Spoken Languages

» More Compare Most Spoken Languages