National Language
Burundi, Gambia
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
- Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu 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
Kinyarwanda Language
Thai Language
Derived From
Not Available
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Alphabets in
Kirundi-Alphabets.jpg#200
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Thai and Lao Braille
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
Bwakeye
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Thank You
Urakoze
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
How Are You?
Urakomeye?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Good Night
Ijoro ryiza
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Good Evening
Mwiriwe
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Good Morning
Mwaramutse
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Please
Ndagusavye
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Sorry
Not available
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
Bye
N’agasaga
Sôhk dii der
I Love You
Not available
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Excuse Me
Not available
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi
Vientiane Lao
Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Laos
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Ha
Northern Lao
Where They Speak
Tanzania
Laos
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Shubi
Central Lao
Where They Speak
Tanzania
Laos
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
íkiRǔndi
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Alternative Names
Not Available
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
Kirundi
Laotisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Not Available
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Tai
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No Early forms
Standard Forms
Kirundi
Lao
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
rund1242
laoo1244
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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All Kirundi 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 Kirundi and Lao dialects. Various dialects of Kirundi and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kirundi are spoken in different Kirundi Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kirundi vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi, Ha. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kirundi and Lao Speaking population
Kirundi and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % 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 Kirundi and Lao on Kirundi vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kirundi and Lao Language Codes
Kirundi and Lao language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kirundi and Lao Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.