National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Not Available
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.
- 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.
Similar To
Thai Language
Thai Language
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Alphabets in
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Thai and Lao Braille
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
Bye
Sôhk dii der
Sôhk dii der
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
Vientiane Lao
Where They Speak
Laos
Laos
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
Northern Lao
Where They Speak
Laos
Laos
Dialect 3
Central Lao
Central Lao
Where They Speak
Laos
Laos
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
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
Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao
German Name
Laotisch
Laotisch
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Ethnicity
Not Available
Not Available
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No Early forms
No Early forms
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
laoo1244
laoo1244
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
Isolating
All Lao and Lao 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 Lao dialects. Various dialects of Lao and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Lao are spoken in different Lao Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Lao vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao, Northern Lao. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Lao and Lao Speaking population
Lao and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Lao 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 Lao on Lao vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Lao and Lao Language Codes
Lao and Lao language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Lao and Lao Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.