National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Bhutan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India
Regulated By
Not Available
Dzongkha Development Commission
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
Similar To
Thai Language
Sikkimese Language
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Tibetan Language
Alphabets in
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
Dzongkha-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Kuzoozangpo La
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
Kaadinchhey La
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
lek shom ay zim
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
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Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
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Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
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Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Not Available
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
Tsip maza
Bye
Sôhk dii der
Log Jay Gay
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Nga cheu lu ga
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Tsip maza
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
Laya
Where They Speak
Laos
Bhutan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
Lunana
Where They Speak
Laos
Bhutan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Central Lao
Adap
Where They Speak
Laos
Bhutan
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
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Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
Alternative Names
Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
German Name
Laotisch
Dzongkha
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
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Ethnicity
Not Available
Ngalop people
Origin
1283 CE
17th Century
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Tai
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Branch
Not Available
Tibeto-Burman
Early Forms
No Early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Lao
Dzongkha
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
laoo1244
nucl1307
Linguasphere
No data available
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
Not Available
All Lao and Dzongkha 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 Lao and Dzongkha dialects. Various dialects of Lao and Dzongkha language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Lao are spoken in different Lao Speaking Countries whereas Dzongkha Dialects are spoken in different Dzongkha speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Lao vs Dzongkha Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao, Northern Lao. Dzongkha dialects include: Laya , Lunana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Lao and Dzongkha Speaking population
Lao and Dzongkha speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Dzongkha languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Dzongkha Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Dzongkha 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 Lao and Dzongkha on Lao vs Dzongkha where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Lao and Dzongkha Language Codes
Lao and Dzongkha language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Lao and Dzongkha Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.