Countries
Laos
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Somalia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Yemen
Regulated By
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National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
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.
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
Similar To
Thai Language
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Hello
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Subax wanaagsan
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Fadlan
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
sorry
Bye
Sôhk dii der
caraysiiyo
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Laos
Gabon, Standard Somali
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
Benaadir
Where They Speak
Laos
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Dialect 3
Central Lao
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
Laos
Standard Somali
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
af Soomaali
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
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
German Name
Laotisch
Somali
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
[afsoomaali]
Ethnicity
Lao people
Somalis
Origin
1283 CE
19th century
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Early Forms
No Early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Lao
Somali
Signed Forms
Lao Sign Language
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
laoo1244
soma1255
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
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All Lao and Somali 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 Somali dialects. Various dialects of Lao and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Lao are spoken in different Lao Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Lao vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao, Northern Lao. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Lao and Somali Speaking population
Lao and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is 0.22 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 %. 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 Somali on Lao vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Lao and Somali Language Codes
Lao and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Lao and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.