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