Countries
Laos
Malawi, Zimbabwe
National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Zambia
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.
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
Similar To
Thai Language
Zulu language
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
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Alphabets in
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
Chewa-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Moni
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
Zikomo
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Muli bwanji?
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Usiku wabwino
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Madzulo abwino
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Masana abwino
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
M'mawa wabwino
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Chonde
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
pepani
Bye
Sôhk dii der
anatsanzikana
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Ndimakukondani
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Pepani
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
Kasungu
Where They Speak
Laos
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
Kikamtunda
Where They Speak
Laos
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 3
Central Lao
Kimaravi
Where They Speak
Laos
Malawi, Zambia
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Nyanja
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
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
French Name
lao
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
German Name
Laotisch
Nyanja-Sprache
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
[ˈtʃewa]
Ethnicity
Lao people
Chewa people
Origin
1283 CE
15th Century
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
No Early forms
No early forms
Signed Forms
Lao Sign Language
Chewa Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
laoo1244
nyan1308
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUS-xaa – xag
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
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All Lao and Chewa 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 Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Lao and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Lao are spoken in different Lao Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Lao vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao, Northern Lao. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Lao and Chewa Speaking population
Lao and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is 0.22 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 %. 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 Chewa on Lao vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Lao and Chewa Language Codes
Lao and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Lao and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.