Countries
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
Laos
National Language
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil
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
Interesting Facts
- Hmong language may not be so popular at first sight, but it has rich history and various dialects are spoken by millions of people.
- Hmong language came from western part of China.
- 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
Thai and Lao Languages
Thai Language
Derived From
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Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Thai and Lao Braille
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Thank You
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
How Are You?
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Good Night
zoo hmo
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Good Evening
zoo yav tsaus ntuj
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Good Afternoon
zoo tav su
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Good Morning
zoo thaum sawv ntxov
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Please
thov
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Sorry
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
Bye
Nyob zoo
Sôhk dii der
I Love You
Kuv hlub koj
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Excuse Me
zam txim rau kuv
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Dialect 1
Hmong Njua
Vientiane Lao
Where They Speak
Laos
Laos
Dialect 2
Hmong Daw
Northern Lao
Where They Speak
China
Laos
Dialect 3
Hmong Do
Central Lao
Where They Speak
Vietnam
Laos
Native Name
Hmong
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Alternative Names
Mong
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
Miao-Sprachen
Laotisch
Pronunciation
[môŋ]
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Ethnicity
Hmong people
Lao people
Language Family
Hmong–Mien Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No Early forms
Signed Forms
Hmong Sign Language
Lao Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
lo
Glottocode
firs1234
laoo1244
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Isolating
All Hmong 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 Hmong and Lao dialects. Various dialects of Hmong and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Hmong are spoken in different Hmong Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Hmong vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Hmong dialects include: Hmong Njua, Hmong Daw. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Hmong and Lao Speaking population
Hmong and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hmong and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Hmong and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hmong language is 0.13 % 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 Hmong and Lao on Hmong vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Hmong and Lao Language Codes
Hmong and Lao language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Hmong and Lao Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.