How Many People Speak?
25.00 million30.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.22 %0.25 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
25.00 million25.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
3.00 million5.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
नेपाली (nēpālī)
Alternative Names
Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao
Eastern Pahadi, Gorkhali, Gurkhali, Khaskura, Nepalese, Parbate
French Name
lao
népalais
German Name
Laotisch
Nepali
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
[neˈpali]
Ethnicity
Lao people
Gurkha, Khas people, Madhesi and Tharu