Countries
Laos
Afganistan
National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
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
Pakistan
Regulated By
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Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
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.
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
Similar To
Thai Language
Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
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Alphabets in
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Arabic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
Sôhk dii der
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Laos
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Laos
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 3
Central Lao
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
Laos
Afganistan, Pakistan
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
(paṧto) پښتو
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
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
German Name
Laotisch
Paschtu
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Lao people
Pashtun
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Tai
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No Early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Lao
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Signed Forms
Lao Sign Language
Pashto Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
laoo1244
pash1269
Linguasphere
No data available
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
Fusional
Lao and Pashto Speaking population
Lao and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is 0.22 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 %. 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 Pashto on Lao vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Lao and Pashto Language Codes
Lao and Pashto language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Lao and Pashto Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.