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Indonesian and Lao


Lao
Lao and Indonesian


Countries

Countries
Indonesia   
Laos   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Indonesia   
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   

Second Language
East Timor, Indonesia   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
  • In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
  
  • 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
Malay language   
Thai Language   

Derived From
Malay and Dutch Languages   
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Indonesian-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
26   
8
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
28   
20

How Many Consonants
19   
9
27   
17

Scripts
Latin   
Thai and Lao Braille   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
7   
6
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Halo   
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   

Thank You
Terima kasih   
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   

How Are You?
Apa kabar?   
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   

Good Night
Selamat Malam   
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   

Good Evening
Malam yang baik   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)   

Good Afternoon
Selamat Sore   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)   

Good Morning
Selamat Pagi   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)   

Please
mohon Untuk   
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   

Sorry
maaf   
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   

Bye
Selamat tinggal   
Sôhk dii der   

I Love You
Aku cinta kamu   
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   

Excuse Me
Permisi   
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Sundanese   
Vientiane Lao   

Where They Speak
Indonesia   
Laos   

How Many People Speak
38,000,000.00   
8
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Balinese   
Northern Lao   

Where They Speak
Bali, Indonesia, Lombok and Java, Nusa Penida   
Laos   

How Many People Speak
3,300,000.00   
17
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Minangkabau   
Central Lao   

Where They Speak
Indonesia, Malaysia   
Laos   

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00   
7
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
46   
30
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
163.00 million   
11
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
1.16 %   
14
Not Available   

Native Speakers
23.00 million   
34
25.00 million   
32

Second Language Speakers
140.00 million   
4
Not Available   

Native Name
Bahasa Melayu   
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   

Alternative Names
Bahasa Indonesia   
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
indonésien   
lao   

German Name
Bahasa Indonesia   
Laotisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
pʰáːsǎː láːw   

Ethnicity
Indonesians   
Not Available   

History

Origin
7th Century   
1283 CE   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Tai-Kadai Family   

Subgroup
Indonesian   
Tai   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Malay   
No Early forms   

Standard Forms
Indonesian   
Lao   

Language Position
56   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI, "Signed Indonesian")   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
id   
lo   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ind   
lao   

ISO 639 2/B
ind   
lao   

ISO 639 3
ind   
lao   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
indo1316   
laoo1244   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative   
Isolating   

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All Indonesian 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 Indonesian and Lao dialects. Various dialects of Indonesian and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Indonesian are spoken in different Indonesian Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Indonesian vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Indonesian dialects include: Sundanese, Balinese. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Indonesian and Lao Speaking population

Indonesian and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Indonesian and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Indonesian and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Indonesian language is 1.16 % 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 Indonesian and Lao on Indonesian vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Indonesian and Lao Language Codes

Indonesian and Lao language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Indonesian and Lao Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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