Countries
Madagascar
Laos
National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- 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.
Similar To
Not Available
Thai Language
Derived From
Not Available
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Thai and Lao Braille
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
Salama!
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Thank You
Misaotra
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
How Are You?
Manao ahoana!
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Good Night
Alina tsara
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Good Evening
Manao ahoana e
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Good Morning
Maraina tsara
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Please
azafady
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Sorry
Miala tsiny
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
I Love You
Tiako ianao.
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Excuse Me
Azafady
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
Vientiane Lao
Where They Speak
Merina
Laos
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
Northern Lao
Where They Speak
Sakalava
Laos
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not Available
Central Lao
Where They Speak
Not Available
Laos
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language
Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao
German Name
Malagassi-Sprache
Laotisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Ethnicity
Malagasy people
Not Available
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Subgroup
Austronesian
Tai
Branch
Indonesian
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No Early forms
Standard Forms
standard Malagasy
Lao
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mala1537
laoo1244
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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All Malagasy and Lao 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 Malagasy and Lao dialects. Various dialects of Malagasy and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malagasy are spoken in different Malagasy Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malagasy vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy, Western Malagasy. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malagasy and Lao Speaking population
Malagasy and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available. 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 Malagasy and Lao on Malagasy vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malagasy and Lao Language Codes
Malagasy and Lao language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malagasy and Lao Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.