National Language
Gambia, Nigeria
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Second Language
Nigeria
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
- There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
- 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
Not Available
Thai Language
Derived From
Not Available
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Thai and Lao Braille
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
sannu
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Thank You
gode ku
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
How Are You?
yaya dai
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Good Night
mai kyau dare
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Good Evening
barka da yamma
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Good Afternoon
barka da rana
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Good Morning
mai kyau safe
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Please
Don Allah
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Sorry
yi hakuri
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
Bye
sai anjima
Sôhk dii der
I Love You
Ina son ku
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Excuse Me
gafara dai
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Dialect 1
Gaananci
Vientiane Lao
Where They Speak
Ghana
Laos
Dialect 2
Kurhwayanci
Northern Lao
Where They Speak
Niger
Laos
Dialect 3
Daragaram
Central Lao
Where They Speak
Niger
Laos
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Alternative Names
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
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
Haussa-Sprache
Laotisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Ethnicity
Hausa–Fulani people
Not Available
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Branch
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Early Forms
No early forms
No Early forms
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
haus1257
laoo1244
Linguasphere
19-HAA-b
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Isolating
Hausa and Lao Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Hausa and Lao greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Hausa and Lao language. Hausa word for "Hello" is sannu or Lao word for "Thank You" is ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i). Find more of such common Hausa Greetings and Lao Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Hausa vs Lao Difficulty
The Hausa vs Lao difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hausa Alphabets and Lao Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Hausa and Lao are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hausa and Lao, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hausa is 44 weeks while to learn Lao time required is 44 weeks.