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Lao and Maori


Lao
Maori and Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos   
New Zealand   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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

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

Alphabets
53   
32
20   
2

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28   
20
5   
2

How Many Consonants
27   
17
10   
2

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

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

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

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

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   
Tēnā   

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   
Aroha mai   

Bye
Sôhk dii der   
poroporoaki   

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   
Aroha ahau ki a koe   

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   
tukua ahau   

Dialects

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   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
0.18 million   
99+

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   

French Name
lao   
maori   

German Name
Laotisch   
Maori-Sprache   

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Māori people   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
1814   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Polynesian   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Lao   
Maori   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
lo   
mi   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao   
mri   

ISO 639 2/B
lao   
mao   

ISO 639 3
lao   
mri   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
laoo1244   
maor1246   

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 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.

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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.

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