How Many People Speak?
25.00 million20.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.22 %0.11 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
25.00 million8.20 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
3.00 million11.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
isiXhosa
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
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
French Name
lao
xhosa
German Name
Laotisch
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
[ˈkǁʰɔ̀ːsa]
Ethnicity
Lao people
amaXhosa, amaBhaca