Countries
Laos
  
Philippines
  
National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
  
Philippines
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Philippines
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
  
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.
  
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
Similar To
Thai Language
  
Tagalog Language
  
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
  
Spanish Language
  
Alphabets in
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
  
Kumusta
  
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
  
Salamat
  
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
  
Kumusta
  
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
  
magandang gabi
  
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
  
Magandang gabi
  
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
  
Magandang hapon
  
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
  
Magandang umaga
  
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
  
Mangyaring
  
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
  
pinagsisisihan
  
Bye
Sôhk dii der
  
Paalam
  
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
  
Mahal kita
  
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
  
patawarin ninyo ako
  
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
  
Bikol
  
Where They Speak
Laos
  
Philippines
  
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
  
Hiligaynon
  
Where They Speak
Laos
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
8,200,000.00
  
11
Dialect 3
Central Lao
  
Waray
  
Where They Speak
Laos
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
2,600,000.00
  
13
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million
  
40
90.00 million
  
17
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
25.00 million
  
32
45.00 million
  
23
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
45.00 million
  
13
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
  
filipino
  
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
  
Pilipino
  
French Name
lao
  
filipino; pilipino
  
German Name
Laotisch
  
Pilipino
  
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
  
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Origin
1283 CE
  
16th Century
  
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Tai
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No Early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Lao
  
Filipino
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
lo
  
No Data Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
lao
  
fil
  
ISO 639 2/B
lao
  
fil
  
ISO 639 3
lao
  
fil
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
laoo1244
  
fili1244
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No Data Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
  
Not Available
  
Lao and Filipino Speaking population
Lao and Filipino speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Filipino languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Filipino Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Filipino 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 Filipino on Lao vs Filipino where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Lao and Filipino Language Codes
Lao and Filipino language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Lao and Filipino Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.