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Lao and Oromo


Lao
Oromo and Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos   
Ethiopia, Kenya   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   
Ethiopia   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Somalia   

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.
  
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  

Similar To
Thai Language   
Somali Language   

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
34   
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28   
20
10   
7

How Many Consonants
27   
17
24   
14

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   
akkam   

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   
Galatoomi   

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   
Attam jirta/jirtu?   

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   
Nagayattii buli   

Good Evening
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)   
Akkam waarite   

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)   
Attam oolte / ooltan   

Good Morning
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)   
Attam bulte/bultan   

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   
Maaloo   

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   
naa dhiisi   

Bye
Sôhk dii der   
Nagayattii!   

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   
Sin jaaladha   

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   
Maaloo na dabarsi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao   
Borana   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Ethiopia, Kenya   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
4,000,000.00   
19

Dialect 2
Northern Lao   
Orma   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Kenya   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
66,000.00   
37

Dialect 3
Central Lao   
Wata   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Kenya   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
13,000.00   
33

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
17   
16

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.36 %   
36

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
24.00 million   
33

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   
Afaan Oromo   

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   
Afaan Oromoo   

French Name
lao   
galla   

German Name
Laotisch   
Galla-Sprache   

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Oromos   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
16   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Cushitic   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Lao   
Afaan Oromo   

Language Position
Not Available   
91   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
lo   
om   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao   
orm   

ISO 639 2/B
lao   
orm   

ISO 639 3
lao   
orm   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
laoo1244   
nucl1736   

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

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Lao and Oromo Speaking population

Lao and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 %. 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 Oromo on Lao vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Lao and Oromo Language Codes

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

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