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Lao and Hausa


Lao
Hausa and Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos   
Nigeria   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   
Gambia, Nigeria   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Nigeria   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
  • There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
  

Similar To
Thai Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28   
20
12   
9

How Many Consonants
27   
17
32   
22

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   
sannu   

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   
gode ku   

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   
yaya dai   

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   
mai kyau dare   

Good Evening
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)   
barka da yamma   

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)   
barka da rana   

Good Morning
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)   
mai kyau safe   

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   
Don Allah   

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   
yi hakuri   

Bye
Sôhk dii der   
sai anjima   

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   
Ina son ku   

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   
gafara dai   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao   
Gaananci   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Ghana   

Dialect 2
Northern Lao   
Kurhwayanci   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Niger   

Dialect 3
Central Lao   
Daragaram   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Niger   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
20   
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
50.00 million   
28

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.52 %   
28

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
35.00 million   
27

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
15.00 million   
18

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)   

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   
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa   

French Name
lao   
haoussa   

German Name
Laotisch   
Haussa-Sprache   

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Hausa–Fulani people   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
14   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Chadic   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Lao   
Hausa   

Language Position
Not Available   
34   
27

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
lo   
ha   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao   
hau   

ISO 639 2/B
lao   
hau   

ISO 639 3
lao   
hau   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
laoo1244   
haus1257   

Linguasphere
No data available   
19-HAA-b   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Isolating   
Fusional   

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

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Lao and Hausa Speaking population

Lao and Hausa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Hausa languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Hausa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Hausa language is 0.52 %. 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 Hausa on Lao vs Hausa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Lao and Hausa Language Codes

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

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