Countries
Laos
Philippines
National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Philippines
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Philippines
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- 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.
Similar To
Thai Language
Hiligaynon Language
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Island of Cebu
Alphabets in
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
Cebuano-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Hoy
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
Salamat
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Kumusta man ka?
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Maayong Gabii
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Maayong Gabii
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Maayong Hapon
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Maayong Buntag
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Palihug
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
Ikasubo ko
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Gihigugma ko ikaw
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Ekskyus mi
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
Boholano
Where They Speak
Laos
Bohol
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
Southern Kana
Where They Speak
Laos
southern Leyte
Dialect 3
Central Lao
North Kana
Where They Speak
Laos
northern part of Leyte
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Visayan
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
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
German Name
Laotisch
Cebuano
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Not Available
Ethnicity
Not Available
Cebuano people
Origin
1283 CE
16th century
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Tai
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No Early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Lao
Standard Cebuano
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
lo
No data Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
laoo1244
cebu1242
Linguasphere
No data available
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
Not Available
All Lao and Cebuano 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 Lao and Cebuano dialects. Various dialects of Lao and Cebuano language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Lao are spoken in different Lao Speaking Countries whereas Cebuano Dialects are spoken in different Cebuano speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Lao vs Cebuano Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao, Northern Lao. Cebuano dialects include: Boholano , Southern Kana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Lao and Cebuano Speaking population
Lao and Cebuano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Cebuano languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Cebuano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 %. 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 Lao and Cebuano on Lao vs Cebuano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Lao and Cebuano Language Codes
Lao and Cebuano language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Lao and Cebuano Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.