Countries
Laos
New Zealand
National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
New Zealand
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Australia, Oceania
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Māori Language Commission
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.
- "E korao no New Zealand" was the first printed Maori book in 1815.
- The first newspaper in the Maori language was published in year 1842.
Similar To
Thai Language
Tahitian Language
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Not Available
Alphabets in
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
Maori-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Hello
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
Mauruuru koutou
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
E pēhea ana koe ?
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Night pai
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
pai ahiahi
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Afternoon pai
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Morning pai
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Tēnā
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
Aroha mai
Bye
Sôhk dii der
poroporoaki
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Aroha ahau ki a koe
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
tukua ahau
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
South Island Māori
Where They Speak
Laos
New Zealand
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
Western North Island Maori
Where They Speak
Laos
New Zealand
Dialect 3
Central Lao
Eastern North Island Maori
Where They Speak
Laos
New Zealand
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
te Reo Māori
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
New Zealand Maori
German Name
Laotisch
Maori-Sprache
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Not Available
Ethnicity
Not Available
Māori people
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Austronesian Family
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No Early forms
No early forms
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
laoo1244
maor1246
Linguasphere
No data available
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
Not Available
All Lao and Maori 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 Maori dialects. Various dialects of Lao and Maori language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Lao are spoken in different Lao Speaking Countries whereas Maori Dialects are spoken in different Maori speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Lao vs Maori Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao, Northern Lao. Maori dialects include: South Island Māori , Western North Island Maori. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Lao and Maori Speaking population
Lao and Maori speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Maori languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Maori Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Maori 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 Maori on Lao vs Maori where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Lao and Maori Language Codes
Lao and Maori language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Lao and Maori Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
