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Lao and Filipino


Lao
Filipino and Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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   
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino   

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.
  
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  

Similar To
Thai Language   
Tagalog Language   

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   
Spanish Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
53   
32
28   
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28   
20
5   
2

How Many Consonants
27   
17
23   
13

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   
Kumusta   

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   
Salamat   

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   
Kumusta   

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   
magandang gabi   

Good Evening
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)   
Magandang gabi   

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)   
Magandang hapon   

Good Morning
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)   
Magandang umaga   

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   
Mangyaring   

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   
pinagsisisihan   

Bye
Sôhk dii der   
Paalam   

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   
Mahal kita   

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   
patawarin ninyo ako   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao   
Bikol   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Philippines   

Dialect 2
Northern Lao   
Hiligaynon   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
8,200,000.00   
11

Dialect 3
Central Lao   
Waray   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
2,600,000.00   
13

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
90.00 million   
17

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
45.00 million   
23

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
45.00 million   
13

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   
filipino   

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   
Pilipino   

French Name
lao   
filipino; pilipino   

German Name
Laotisch   
Pilipino   

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw   
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Not Available   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
16th Century   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Lao   
Filipino   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
lo   
No Data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao   
fil   

ISO 639 2/B
lao   
fil   

ISO 639 3
lao   
fil   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
laoo1244   
fili1244   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No Data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Isolating   
Not Available   

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All Lao and Filipino 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 Filipino dialects. Various dialects of Lao and Filipino language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Lao are spoken in different Lao Speaking Countries whereas Filipino Dialects are spoken in different Filipino speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Lao vs Filipino Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao, Northern Lao. Filipino dialects include: Bikol , Hiligaynon. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Lao and Filipino Speaking population

Lao and Filipino speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Filipino languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Filipino Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Filipino language is Not Available. 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 Filipino on Lao vs Filipino where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Lao and Filipino Language Codes

Lao and Filipino language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Lao and Filipino Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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