Countries
South Africa
Laos
National Language
South Africa
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
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
Pan South African Language Board
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Interesting Facts
- The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
- Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
- 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
Xhosa Language
Thai Language
Derived From
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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
Sawubona
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Thank You
Ngiyabonga
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
How Are You?
unjani
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Please
Ngiyacela
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Excuse Me
Uxolo
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Dialect 1
Qwabe
Vientiane Lao
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Laos
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Northern Lao
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Laos
Dialect 3
Ndebele
Central Lao
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Laos
Native Name
isiZulu
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
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
Zulu-Sprache
Laotisch
Pronunciation
[zuːlu]
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Ethnicity
Zulu people
Lao people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Early Forms
urban Zulu
No Early forms
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Lao
Signed Forms
Zulu Sign Language
Lao Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
zulu1248
laoo1244
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Zulu 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 Zulu and Lao dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Lao Speaking population
Zulu and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % 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 Zulu and Lao on Zulu vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Lao Language Codes
Zulu and Lao language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Lao Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.