Lao and Oromo
Countries
Laos
Ethiopia, Kenya
National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Ethiopia
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
Somalia
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.
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
Similar To
Thai Language
Somali Language
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
-
Alphabets in
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
Oromo-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
-
Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
akkam
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
Galatoomi
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Attam jirta/jirtu?
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Nagayattii buli
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Akkam waarite
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Attam oolte / ooltan
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Attam bulte/bultan
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Maaloo
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
naa dhiisi
Bye
Sôhk dii der
Nagayattii!
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Sin jaaladha
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Maaloo na dabarsi
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
Borana
Where They Speak
Laos
Ethiopia, Kenya
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
Orma
Where They Speak
Laos
Kenya
Dialect 3
Central Lao
Wata
Where They Speak
Laos
Kenya
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Afaan Oromo
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
Afaan Oromoo
German Name
Laotisch
Galla-Sprache
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
[ɔrɔmɔ]
Ethnicity
Lao people
Oromos
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Early Forms
No Early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Lao
Afaan Oromo
Signed Forms
Lao Sign Language
Oromo Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
laoo1244
nucl1736
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
-
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
-
All Lao and Oromo 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 Oromo dialects. Various dialects of Lao and Oromo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Lao are spoken in different Lao Speaking Countries whereas Oromo Dialects are spoken in different Oromo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Lao vs Oromo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao, Northern Lao. Oromo dialects include: Borana , Orma. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Lao and Oromo Speaking population
Lao and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is 0.22 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 %. 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 Oromo on Lao vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Lao and Oromo Language Codes
Lao and Oromo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Lao and Oromo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.