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Lao vs Madurese


Lao
Lao
Madurese vs Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos  
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
5  
10

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

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

Alphabets
53  
32
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28  
20
6  
3

How Many Consonants
27  
17
21  
11

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

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
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)  
Sugeng sọnten  

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

Good Morning
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (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
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  
Kula tresna panjengan  

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  
Nuwun séwu  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao  
Kangean  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
110,000.00  
40

Dialect 2
Northern Lao  
Bawean  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Indonesia  

Dialect 3
Central Lao  
Bangkalan  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Indonesia  

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
15.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available  
0.23 %  
99+

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  

History

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  
69  
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  
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  

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Lao and Madurese Language History

Comparison of Lao vs Madurese language history gives us differences between origin of Lao and Madurese language. History of Lao language states that this language originated in 1283 CE whereas history of Madurese language states that this language originated in Not Available. 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 Madurese Language History.

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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.

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