Countries
Laos
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
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.
- Hmong language may not be so popular at first sight, but it has rich history and various dialects are spoken by millions of people.
- Hmong language came from western part of China.
Similar To
Thai Language
Thai and Lao Languages
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
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Alphabets in
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
Hmong-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
zoo hmo
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
zoo yav tsaus ntuj
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
zoo tav su
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
zoo thaum sawv ntxov
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
thov
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)
Bye
Sôhk dii der
Nyob zoo
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Kuv hlub koj
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
zam txim rau kuv
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
Hmong Njua
Where They Speak
Laos
Laos
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
Hmong Daw
Where They Speak
Laos
China
Dialect 3
Central Lao
Hmong Do
Where They Speak
Laos
Vietnam
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Hmong
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
Mong
German Name
Laotisch
Miao-Sprachen
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
[môŋ]
Ethnicity
Lao people
Hmong people
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Hmong–Mien Family
Early Forms
No Early forms
No early forms
Signed Forms
Lao Sign Language
Hmong Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
lo
No data available
Glottocode
laoo1244
firs1234
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
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 Hmong 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 Hmong dialects. Various dialects of Lao and Hmong language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Lao are spoken in different Lao Speaking Countries whereas Hmong Dialects are spoken in different Hmong speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Lao vs Hmong Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao, Northern Lao. Hmong dialects include: Hmong Njua , Hmong Daw. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Lao and Hmong Speaking population
Lao and Hmong speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Hmong languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Hmong Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is 0.22 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hmong language is 0.13 %. 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 Hmong on Lao vs Hmong where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Lao and Hmong Language Codes
Lao and Hmong language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Lao and Hmong Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.