National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Indonesia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
East Timor, Indonesia
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
Regulated By
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Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
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.
- The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
Similar To
Thai Language
Malay language
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Malay and Dutch Languages
Alphabets in
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Indonesian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Halo
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
Terima kasih
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Apa kabar?
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Selamat Malam
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Malam yang baik
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Selamat Sore
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Selamat Pagi
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
mohon Untuk
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
maaf
Bye
Sôhk dii der
Selamat tinggal
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Aku cinta kamu
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Permisi
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
Sundanese
Where They Speak
Laos
Indonesia
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
Balinese
Where They Speak
Laos
Bali, Indonesia, Lombok and Java, Nusa Penida
Dialect 3
Central Lao
Minangkabau
Where They Speak
Laos
Indonesia, Malaysia
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Bahasa Melayu
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
Bahasa Indonesia
French Name
lao
indonésien
German Name
Laotisch
Bahasa Indonesia
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
[bahaˈsa indoneˈsia]
Ethnicity
Lao people
Indonesians
Origin
1283 CE
7th Century
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Austronesian Family
Early Forms
No Early forms
Old Malay
Standard Forms
Lao
Indonesian
Signed Forms
Lao Sign Language
Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI, "Signed Indonesian")
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
laoo1244
indo1316
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
Agglutinative
All Lao and Indonesian 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 Indonesian dialects. Various dialects of Lao and Indonesian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Lao are spoken in different Lao Speaking Countries whereas Indonesian Dialects are spoken in different Indonesian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Lao vs Indonesian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao, Northern Lao. Indonesian dialects include: Sundanese , Balinese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Lao and Indonesian Speaking population
Lao and Indonesian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Indonesian languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Indonesian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is 0.22 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Indonesian language is 1.16 %. 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 Indonesian on Lao vs Indonesian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Lao and Indonesian Language Codes
Lao and Indonesian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Lao and Indonesian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.