Filipino and Lao
Countries
Philippines
Laos
National Language
Philippines
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Second Language
Philippines
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
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
- 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
Tagalog Language
Thai Language
Derived From
Spanish Language
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Alphabets in
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Thai and Lao Braille
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Kumusta
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Thank You
Salamat
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
How Are You?
Kumusta
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Good Night
magandang gabi
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Good Evening
Magandang gabi
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Good Morning
Magandang umaga
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Please
Mangyaring
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Sorry
pinagsisisihan
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
I Love You
Mahal kita
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Dialect 1
Bikol
Vientiane Lao
Where They Speak
Philippines
Laos
Dialect 2
Hiligaynon
Northern Lao
Where They Speak
Philippines
Laos
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Waray
Central Lao
Where They Speak
Philippines
Laos
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
filipino
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Alternative Names
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
French Name
filipino; pilipino
lao
German Name
Pilipino
Laotisch
Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Ethnicity
Not Available
Not Available
Origin
16th Century
1283 CE
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Tai
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No Early forms
Standard Forms
Filipino
Lao
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No Data Available
lo
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
fili1244
laoo1244
Linguasphere
No Data Available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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All Filipino 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 Filipino and Lao dialects. Various dialects of Filipino and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Filipino are spoken in different Filipino Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Filipino vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Filipino dialects include: Bikol, Hiligaynon. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Filipino and Lao Speaking population
Filipino and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Filipino and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Filipino and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Filipino language is Not Available 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 Filipino and Lao on Filipino vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Filipino and Lao Language Codes
Filipino and Lao language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Filipino and Lao Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.