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Lao and Sundanese


Lao
Sundanese and Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos   
West Java   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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

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

Alphabets
53   
32
Not Available   

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28   
20
5   
2

How Many Consonants
27   
17
16   
6

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille   
Latin, Sundanese   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

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
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)   
Wilujeng wengi   

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

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

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   
Mangga   

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   
Hapunten   

Bye
Sôhk dii der   
Wilujeng angkat   

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun   

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   
Punten   

Dialects

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   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
39.00 million   
32

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.57 %   
27

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
38.00 million   
26

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   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
5th century AD   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Indonesian   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Lao   
Sundanese   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
lo   
su   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao   
sun   

ISO 639 2/B
lao   
sun   

ISO 639 3
lao   
sun   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
laoo1244   
sund1251   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Isolating   
Not Available   

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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.

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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.

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