Countries
Philippines
Laos
National Language
Philippines
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Second Language
Philippines
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
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
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Interesting Facts
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
- 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
Hiligaynon Language
Thai Language
Derived From
Island of Cebu
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Alphabets in
Cebuano-Alphabets.jpg#200
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Thai and Lao Braille
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Hoy
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Thank You
Salamat
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Good Night
Maayong Gabii
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Good Evening
Maayong Gabii
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Good Morning
Maayong Buntag
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Please
Palihug
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Sorry
Ikasubo ko
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Dialect 1
Boholano
Vientiane Lao
Where They Speak
Bohol
Laos
Dialect 2
Southern Kana
Northern Lao
Where They Speak
southern Leyte
Laos
Dialect 3
North Kana
Central Lao
Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte
Laos
Native Name
Visayan
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
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
Cebuano
Laotisch
Pronunciation
[sɛbuˈɑno]
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Ethnicity
Cebuano people
Lao people
Origin
16th century
1283 CE
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No Early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano
Lao
Signed Forms
Cebuano Sign Language
Lao Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
lo
Glottocode
cebu1242
laoo1244
Linguasphere
No data Available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Cebuano 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 Cebuano and Lao dialects. Various dialects of Cebuano and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Cebuano are spoken in different Cebuano Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Cebuano vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Cebuano dialects include: Boholano, Southern Kana. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Cebuano and Lao Speaking population
Cebuano and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Cebuano and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Cebuano and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Lao language is 0.22 %. 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 Cebuano and Lao on Cebuano vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Cebuano and Lao Language Codes
Cebuano and Lao language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Cebuano and Lao Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.