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Sundanese and Lao


Lao
Lao and Sundanese


Countries

Countries
West Java   
Laos   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Indonesia   
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   

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   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  
  • 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
Madurese and Malay Languages   
Thai Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Sundanese-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
Not Available   
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
28   
20

How Many Consonants
16   
6
27   
17

Scripts
Latin, Sundanese   
Thai and Lao Braille   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Halo   
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   

Thank You
Nuhun   
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   

How Are You?
Kumaha kabarna?   
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   

Good Night
Wilujeng kulem   
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   

Good Evening
Wilujeng wengi   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)   

Good Afternoon
Wilujeng siang   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)   

Good Morning
Wilujeng énjing   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)   

Please
Mangga   
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   

Sorry
Hapunten   
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   

Bye
Wilujeng angkat   
Sôhk dii der   

I Love You
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun   
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   

Excuse Me
Punten   
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Western dialect   
Vientiane Lao   

Where They Speak
Banten   
Laos   

Dialect 2
Northern dialect   
Northern Lao   

Where They Speak
Bogor   
Laos   

Dialect 3
Priangan dialect   
Central Lao   

Where They Speak
Bandung   
Laos   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
39.00 million   
32
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
0.57 %   
27
Not Available   

Native Speakers
38.00 million   
26
25.00 million   
32

Native Name
Not Available   
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   

Alternative Names
Priangan, Sunda   
Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao   

French Name
soundanais   
lao   

German Name
Sundanesisch   
Laotisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
pʰáːsǎː láːw   

Ethnicity
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui   
Not Available   

History

Origin
5th century AD   
1283 CE   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Tai-Kadai Family   

Subgroup
Indonesian   
Tai   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No Early forms   

Standard Forms
Sundanese   
Lao   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
su   
lo   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sun   
lao   

ISO 639 2/B
sun   
lao   

ISO 639 3
sun   
lao   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
sund1251   
laoo1244   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Isolating   

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All Sundanese 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 Sundanese and Lao dialects. Various dialects of Sundanese and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Sundanese are spoken in different Sundanese Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Sundanese vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Sundanese dialects include: Western dialect, Northern dialect. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Sundanese and Lao Speaking population

Sundanese and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sundanese and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Sundanese and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sundanese language is 0.57 % 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 Sundanese and Lao on Sundanese vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Sundanese and Lao Language Codes

Sundanese and Lao language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Sundanese and Lao Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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