National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Gambia, Nigeria
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Nigeria
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
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.
- Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
- There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
Similar To
Thai Language
Yoruba and Igbo Languages
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
sannu
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
gode ku
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
yaya dai
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
mai kyau dare
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
barka da yamma
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
barka da rana
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
mai kyau safe
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Don Allah
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
yi hakuri
Bye
Sôhk dii der
sai anjima
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Ina son ku
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
gafara dai
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
Gaananci
Where They Speak
Laos
Ghana
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
Kurhwayanci
Where They Speak
Laos
Niger
Dialect 3
Central Lao
Daragaram
Where They Speak
Laos
Niger
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
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
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
German Name
Laotisch
Haussa-Sprache
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
[hàʊsà]
Ethnicity
Lao people
Hausa–Fulani people
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Early Forms
No Early forms
No early forms
Signed Forms
Lao Sign Language
Signed Hausa
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
laoo1244
haus1257
Linguasphere
No data available
19-HAA-b
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
Fusional
All Lao and Hausa 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 Hausa dialects. Various dialects of Lao and Hausa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Lao are spoken in different Lao Speaking Countries whereas Hausa Dialects are spoken in different Hausa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Lao vs Hausa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao, Northern Lao. Hausa dialects include: Gaananci , Kurhwayanci. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Lao and Hausa Speaking population
Lao and Hausa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Hausa languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Hausa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is 0.22 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hausa language is 0.52 %. 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 Hausa on Lao vs Hausa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Lao and Hausa Language Codes
Lao and Hausa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Lao and Hausa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.