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Lao and Filipino


Lao
Lao
Filipino and Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

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

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

Alphabets
53  
32
28  
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28  
20
5  
2

How Many Consonants
27  
17
23  
13

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

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
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)  
Magandang gabi  

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)  
Magandang hapon  

Good Morning
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)  
Magandang umaga  

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  
Mangyaring  

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  
pinagsisisihan  

Bye
Sôhk dii der  
Paalam  

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  
Mahal kita  

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  
patawarin ninyo ako  

Dialects

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

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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  

History

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  

Code

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  

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

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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.

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