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Lao and Kirundi


Lao
Kirundi and Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos   
Burma   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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   
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.
  
  • 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   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28   
20
5   
2

How Many Consonants
27   
17
19   
9

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

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

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

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

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   
Ndagusavye   

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   
Not available   

Bye
Sôhk dii der   
N’agasaga   

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   
Not available   

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   
Not available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao   
Rwanda-Rundi   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
20,000,000.00   
10

Dialect 2
Northern Lao   
Ha   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Tanzania   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
990,000.00   
25

Dialect 3
Central Lao   
Shubi   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Tanzania   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
153,000.00   
24

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
8.80 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
8.80 million   
99+

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   
Not Available   

French Name
lao   
rundi   

German Name
Laotisch   
Kirundi   

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
1500   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Lao   
Kirundi   

Language Position
Not Available   
86   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
lo   
rn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao   
run   

ISO 639 2/B
lao   
run   

ISO 639 3
lao   
run   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
laoo1244   
rund1242   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Isolating   
Not Available   

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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.

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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.

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