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Lao and Madurese


Lao
Madurese and Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos   
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
5   
10

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   
Indonesia, Island of Madura   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
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.
  
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  

Similar To
Thai Language   
Malay and Javanese Languages   

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28   
20
6   
3

How Many Consonants
27   
17
21   
11

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   
Halo   

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   
matur nuwun   

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   
piye kabare?   

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   
wengi sing apik   

Good Evening
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)   
Sugeng sọnten   

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

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

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   
Not Available   

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   
Nyuwun pangapunten   

Bye
Sôhk dii der   
Not Available   

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   
Kula tresna panjengan   

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   
Nuwun séwu   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao   
Kangean   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Indonesia   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
110,000.00   
40

Dialect 2
Northern Lao   
Bawean   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Indonesia   

Dialect 3
Central Lao   
Bangkalan   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Indonesia   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
6   
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.23 %   
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
15.00 million   
40

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   
Madurese   

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   
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura   

French Name
lao   
madourais   

German Name
Laotisch   
Maduresisch   

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Madurese   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
Not Available   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Indonesian   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Lao   
Madurese   

Language Position
Not Available   
69   
99+

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   
mad   

ISO 639 2/B
lao   
mad   

ISO 639 3
lao   
mad   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
laoo1244   
madu1247   

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

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Lao and Madurese Speaking population

Lao and Madurese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Madurese languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Madurese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 %. 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 Madurese on Lao vs Madurese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Lao and Madurese Language Codes

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

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