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Lao vs Cebuano


Lao
Lao
Cebuano vs Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand  
Philippines  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Philippines  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
Not Available  
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters  

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.
  
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  

Similar To
Thai Language  
Hiligaynon Language  

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages  
Island of Cebu  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28  
20
5  
2

How Many Consonants
27  
17
16  
6

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
3 weeks  
1

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)  
Hoy  

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)  
Salamat  

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)  
Kumusta man ka?  

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Evening
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)  
Maayong Hapon  

Good Morning
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)  
Maayong Buntag  

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  
Palihug  

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  
Ikasubo ko  

Bye
Sôhk dii der  
Babay  

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  
Gihigugma ko ikaw  

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  
Ekskyus mi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao  
Boholano  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Bohol  

Dialect 2
Northern Lao  
Southern Kana  

Where They Speak
Laos  
southern Leyte  

Dialect 3
Central Lao  
North Kana  

Where They Speak
Laos  
northern part of Leyte  

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
Not Available  

Speaking Population
Not Available  
0.32 %  
38

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
21.00 million  
36

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
14.50 million  
19

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)  
Visayan  

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  
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan  

French Name
lao  
cebuano  

German Name
Laotisch  
Cebuano  

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Cebuano people  

History

Origin
1283 CE  
16th century  

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Tai  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Lao  
Standard Cebuano  

Language Position
Not Available  
62  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
lo  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao  
ceb  

ISO 639 2/B
lao  
ceb  

ISO 639 3
lao  
ceb  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
laoo1244  
cebu1242  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Isolating  
Not Available  

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Lao and Cebuano Language History

Comparison of Lao vs Cebuano language history gives us differences between origin of Lao and Cebuano language. History of Lao language states that this language originated in 1283 CE whereas history of Cebuano language states that this language originated in 16th century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Lao and Cebuano Language History.

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Lao and Cebuano Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Lao and Cebuano greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Lao and Cebuano language. Lao word for "Hello" is ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i) or Cebuano word for "Thank You" is Salamat. Find more of such common Lao Greetings and Cebuano Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Lao vs Cebuano Difficulty

The Lao vs Cebuano difficulty level basically depends on the number of Lao Alphabets and Cebuano Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Lao and Cebuano are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Lao and Cebuano, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Lao is 44 weeks while to learn Cebuano time required is 3 weeks.

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