Countries
Philippines
Laos
National Language
Philippines
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Second Language
Filipinos
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Australia
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee
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Interesting Facts
- In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
- The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
- 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
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages
Thai Language
Derived From
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Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Alphabets in
Tagalog-Alphabets.jpg#200
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Baybayin
Thai and Lao Braille
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Kamusta
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Thank You
Salamat po
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
How Are You?
Kamusta ka na?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Good Night
Magandang gabi
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Good Evening
Magandang gabi po
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon po
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Good Morning
Magandang umaga po
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Please
pakiusap
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Sorry
pinagsisisihan
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
I Love You
Iniibig kita
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Excuse Me
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Dialect 1
Batangas Tagalog
Vientiane Lao
Where They Speak
Batangas, Gabon
Laos
Dialect 2
Bisalog
Northern Lao
Where They Speak
Philippines
Laos
Dialect 3
Filipino
Central Lao
Where They Speak
Philippines
Laos
Native Name
Tagalog
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Alternative Names
Filipino, Pilipino
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
Tagalog
Laotisch
Pronunciation
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Ethnicity
Tagalog people
Lao people
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Early Forms
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog
No Early forms
Standard Forms
Filipino
Lao
Signed Forms
Signed Tagalog
Lao Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
taga1269
laoo1244
Linguasphere
31-CKA
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Isolating
All Tagalog 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 Tagalog and Lao dialects. Various dialects of Tagalog and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Tagalog are spoken in different Tagalog Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Tagalog vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Tagalog dialects include: Batangas Tagalog, Bisalog. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Tagalog and Lao Speaking population
Tagalog and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tagalog and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Tagalog and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tagalog language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Lao language is 0.22 %. 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 Tagalog and Lao on Tagalog vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Tagalog and Lao Language Codes
Tagalog and Lao language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tagalog and Lao Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.