National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
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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.
- Shona language is tonal language.
- The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
Similar To
Thai Language
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
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Alphabets in
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Shona-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Time Taken to Learn
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Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Mhoro
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
Waita zvako
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Manheru
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Masikati
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Mangwanani
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Ndinokumbirawo
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
Ndineurombo
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Pamusoro
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
Hwesa
Where They Speak
Laos
Zimbabwe
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
Karanga
Where They Speak
Laos
southern Zimbabwe
Dialect 3
Central Lao
Zezuru
Where They Speak
Laos
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
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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
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
German Name
Laotisch
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
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Ethnicity
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Origin
1283 CE
20th century
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Niger-Congo Family
Branch
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Bantu
Early Forms
No Early forms
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Standard Forms
Lao
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Language Position
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Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
laoo1244
core1255
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
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All Lao and Shona 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 Shona dialects. Various dialects of Lao and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Lao are spoken in different Lao Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Lao vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao, Northern Lao. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Lao and Shona Speaking population
Lao and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 %. 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 Shona on Lao vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Lao and Shona Language Codes
Lao and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Lao and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
