National Language
Burundi, Gambia
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Interesting Facts
- Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
- Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.
- 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
Kinyarwanda Language
Thai Language
Derived From
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Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Alphabets in
Kirundi-Alphabets.jpg#200
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Thai and Lao Braille
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Bwakeye
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Thank You
Urakoze
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
How Are You?
Urakomeye?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Good Night
Ijoro ryiza
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Good Evening
Mwiriwe
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Good Morning
Mwaramutse
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Please
Ndagusavye
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Sorry
Ndasubiza
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
Bye
N’agasaga
Sôhk dii der
I Love You
Ndi waramutse
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Excuse Me
Ndasaba
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi
Vientiane Lao
Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Laos
Dialect 2
Ha
Northern Lao
Where They Speak
Tanzania
Laos
Dialect 3
Shubi
Central Lao
Where They Speak
Tanzania
Laos
Native Name
íkiRǔndi
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Alternative Names
Rundi, Urundi
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
Kirundi
Laotisch
Pronunciation
[kɪˈrʊndi]
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Lao people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No Early forms
Standard Forms
Kirundi
Lao
Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language
Lao Sign Language
Glottocode
rund1242
laoo1244
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Isolating
All Kirundi 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 Kirundi and Lao dialects. Various dialects of Kirundi and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kirundi are spoken in different Kirundi Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kirundi vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi, Ha. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kirundi and Lao Speaking population
Kirundi and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi 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 Kirundi and Lao on Kirundi vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kirundi and Lao Language Codes
Kirundi and Lao language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kirundi and Lao Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.