Countries
Benin, Nigeria
Laos
National Language
Nigeria
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
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
- In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal 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
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Thai Language
Derived From
Not Available
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Alphabets in
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Thai and Lao Braille
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Ẹ n lẹ
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Thank You
e dupe
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Good Evening
ka a ale
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Good Morning
e kaaro
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Please
Jowo
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Sorry
binu
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Dialect 1
Itsekiri
Vientiane Lao
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Laos
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Ede
Northern Lao
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
Laos
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
Central Lao
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Laos
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Yorùbá
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
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
Yoruba-Sprache
Laotisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Not Available
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Tai
Early Forms
No early forms
No Early forms
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Lao
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
yoru1245
laoo1244
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Isolating
All Yoruba 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 Yoruba and Lao dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and Lao Speaking population
Yoruba and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % 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 Yoruba and Lao on Yoruba vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and Lao Language Codes
Yoruba and Lao language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Lao Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.