Xhosa and Lao
Countries
South Africa
Laos
National Language
South Africa
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Not spoken in any of the countries
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- 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
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Thai Language
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Alphabets in
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Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Thai and Lao Braille
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Molo
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
How Are You?
Unjani
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Good Morning
Molo
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Please
Ndicela
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
Sôhk dii der
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Excuse Me
Uxolo
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Vientiane Lao
Where They Speak
South Africa
Laos
Dialect 2
Thembu
Northern Lao
Where They Speak
South Africa
Laos
Dialect 3
Hlubi
Central Lao
Where They Speak
South Africa
Laos
Native Name
isiXhosa
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
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
Xhosa-Sprache
Laotisch
Pronunciation
[ˈkǁʰɔ̀ːsa]
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Lao people
Origin
16th Century
1283 CE
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No Early forms
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Lao
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Lao Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
xhos1239
laoo1244
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Isolating
All Xhosa 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 Xhosa and Lao dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Lao Speaking population
Xhosa and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % 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 Xhosa and Lao on Xhosa vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Lao Language Codes
Xhosa and Lao language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Lao Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.