Lao and Xhosa
Countries
Laos
South Africa
National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
Not Available
Not Available
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.
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
Similar To
Thai Language
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Molo
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Unjani
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Molo
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Ndicela
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
Sôhk dii der
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
Laos
South Africa
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
Thembu
Where They Speak
Laos
South Africa
Dialect 3
Central Lao
Hlubi
Where They Speak
Laos
South Africa
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
isiXhosa
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
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
German Name
Laotisch
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Not Available
Ethnicity
Not Available
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
1283 CE
16th Century
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Niger-Congo Family
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
No Early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Lao
isiXhosa
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
laoo1244
xhos1239
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
Not Available
All Lao and Xhosa 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 Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Lao and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Lao are spoken in different Lao Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Lao vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao, Northern Lao. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Lao and Xhosa Speaking population
Lao and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 %. 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 Xhosa on Lao vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Lao and Xhosa Language Codes
Lao and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Lao and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.