National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Indonesia
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
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.
- The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
Similar To
Thai Language
Madurese and Malay Languages
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Not Available
Alphabets in
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
Sundanese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Latin, Sundanese
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Halo
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
Nuhun
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Kumaha kabarna?
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Wilujeng kulem
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Wilujeng wengi
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Wilujeng siang
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Wilujeng énjing
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Mangga
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
Hapunten
Bye
Sôhk dii der
Wilujeng angkat
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Punten
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
Western dialect
Where They Speak
Laos
Banten
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
Northern dialect
Where They Speak
Laos
Bogor
Dialect 3
Central Lao
Priangan dialect
Where They Speak
Laos
Bandung
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Not Available
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
Priangan, Sunda
French Name
lao
soundanais
German Name
Laotisch
Sundanesisch
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Not Available
Ethnicity
Not Available
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui
Origin
1283 CE
5th century AD
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Austronesian Family
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No Early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Lao
Sundanese
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
laoo1244
sund1251
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
Not Available
All Lao and Sundanese 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 Sundanese dialects. Various dialects of Lao and Sundanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Lao are spoken in different Lao Speaking Countries whereas Sundanese Dialects are spoken in different Sundanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Lao vs Sundanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao, Northern Lao. Sundanese dialects include: Western dialect , Northern dialect. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Lao and Sundanese Speaking population
Lao and Sundanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Sundanese languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Sundanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Sundanese language is 0.57 %. 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 Sundanese on Lao vs Sundanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Lao and Sundanese Language Codes
Lao and Sundanese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Lao and Sundanese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
