Countries
Laos
Madagascar
National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
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.
- Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
- About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
Similar To
Thai Language
Swahili and Comorian Languages
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
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Alphabets in
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Malagasy-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Salama!
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
Misaotra
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Manao ahoana!
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Alina tsara
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Manao ahoana e
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Manao ahoana e
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Maraina tsara
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
azafady
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
Miala tsiny
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Tiako ianao.
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Azafady
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
Eastern Malagasy
Where They Speak
Laos
Merina
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
Western Malagasy
Where They Speak
Laos
Sakalava
Dialect 3
Central Lao
Plateau Malagasy
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Fiteny Malagasy
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
Malagasy Sign Language
German Name
Laotisch
Malagassi-Sprache
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]
Ethnicity
Lao people
Malagasy people
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Tai
Austronesian
Early Forms
No Early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Lao
standard Malagasy
Signed Forms
Lao Sign Language
Malagasy Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
laoo1244
mala1537
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Verb-Object-Subject
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
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All Lao and Malagasy 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 Malagasy dialects. Various dialects of Lao and Malagasy language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Lao are spoken in different Lao Speaking Countries whereas Malagasy Dialects are spoken in different Malagasy speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Lao vs Malagasy Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao, Northern Lao. Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy , Western Malagasy. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Lao and Malagasy Speaking population
Lao and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is 0.22 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 %. 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 Malagasy on Lao vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Lao and Malagasy Language Codes
Lao and Malagasy language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Lao and Malagasy Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.