Countries
Laos
  
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
  
National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
  
Indonesia, Island of Madura
  
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.
  
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  
Similar To
Thai Language
  
Malay and Javanese Languages
  
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
  
Halo
  
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
  
matur nuwun
  
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
  
piye kabare?
  
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
  
wengi sing apik
  
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
  
Sugeng sọnten
  
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
  
Sugeng siang
  
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
  
Sugeng énjing
  
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
  
Not Available
  
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
  
Nyuwun pangapunten
  
Bye
Sôhk dii der
  
Not Available
  
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
  
Kula tresna panjengan
  
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
  
Nuwun séwu
  
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
  
Kangean
  
Where They Speak
Laos
  
Indonesia
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
  
Bawean
  
Where They Speak
Laos
  
Indonesia
  
Dialect 3
Central Lao
  
Bangkalan
  
Where They Speak
Laos
  
Indonesia
  
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million
  
40
15.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
25.00 million
  
32
15.00 million
  
40
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
  
Madurese
  
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
  
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
  
French Name
lao
  
madourais
  
German Name
Laotisch
  
Maduresisch
  
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Madurese
  
Origin
1283 CE
  
Not Available
  
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
  
Madurese
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
lo
  
No data Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
lao
  
mad
  
ISO 639 2/B
lao
  
mad
  
ISO 639 3
lao
  
mad
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
laoo1244
  
madu1247
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
  
Not Available
  
Lao and Madurese 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 Madurese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Lao and Madurese language. Lao word for "Hello" is ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i) or Madurese word for "Thank You" is matur nuwun. Find more of such common Lao Greetings and Madurese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Lao vs Madurese Difficulty
The Lao vs Madurese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Lao Alphabets and Madurese 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 Madurese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Lao and Madurese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Lao is 44 weeks while to learn Madurese time required is 44 weeks.