Countries
Laos
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Indonesia, Island of Madura
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
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 unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
Similar To
Thai Language
Malay and Javanese Languages
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
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Alphabets in
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
Madurese-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)
matur nuwun
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
piye kabare?
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
wengi sing apik
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Sugeng sọnten
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Sugeng siang
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Sugeng énjing
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
tolong
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
Nyuwun pangapunten
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Kula tresna panjengan
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Nuwun séwu
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
Kangean
Where They Speak
Laos
Indonesia
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
Bawean
Where They Speak
Laos
Indonesia
Dialect 3
Central Lao
Bangkalan
Where They Speak
Laos
Indonesia
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Madurese
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
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
French Name
lao
madourais
German Name
Laotisch
Maduresisch
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
[madura]
Ethnicity
Lao people
Madurese
Origin
1283 CE
8th Century AD
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Austronesian Family
Early Forms
No Early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Lao
Madurese
Signed Forms
Lao Sign Language
Madurese Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
lo
No data Available
Glottocode
laoo1244
madu1247
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 Madurese 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 Madurese dialects. Various dialects of Lao and Madurese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Lao are spoken in different Lao Speaking Countries whereas Madurese Dialects are spoken in different Madurese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Lao vs Madurese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao, Northern Lao. Madurese dialects include: Kangean , Bawean. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Lao and Madurese Speaking population
Lao and Madurese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Madurese languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Madurese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is 0.22 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 %. 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 Madurese on Lao vs Madurese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Lao and Madurese Language Codes
Lao and Madurese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Lao and Madurese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.