Countries
Laos
  
Afganistan
  
National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
  
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
  
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
  
Pakistan
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
  
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.
  
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
  
Similar To
Thai Language
  
Persian and Balochi Languages
  
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
  
Arabic
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
  
(salaam) سلام
  
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
  
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
  
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
  
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
  
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
  
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
  
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
  
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
  
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
  
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
  
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
  
(lotfan) لطفا
  
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
  
Bye
Sôhk dii der
  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
  
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
  
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
  
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
  
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
  
Central Pashto
  
Where They Speak
Laos
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
6,500,000.00
  
14
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
  
Northern Pashto
  
Where They Speak
Laos
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
21,000,000.00
  
4
Dialect 3
Central Lao
  
Wanetsi
  
Where They Speak
Laos
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million
  
40
60.00 million
  
27
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
25.00 million
  
32
60.00 million
  
20
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
  
(paṧto) پښتو
  
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
  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
  
French Name
lao
  
pachto
  
German Name
Laotisch
  
Paschtu
  
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Pashtun
  
Origin
1283 CE
  
1651
  
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Tai
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Iranian
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No Early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Lao
  
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
lo
  
ps
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
lao
  
pus
  
ISO 639 2/B
lao
  
pus
  
ISO 639 3
lao
  
pus
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
laoo1244
  
pash1269
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
58-ABD-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
  
Fusional