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Lao vs Shona


Lao
Shona vs Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos   
Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

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.
  
  • Shona language is tonal language.
  • The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
  

Similar To
Thai Language   
Kalanga and Nambya Language   

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
Not Available   

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28   
20
5   
2

How Many Consonants
27   
17
46   
34

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
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   
Mhoro   

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   
Waita zvako   

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   
Wakadini zvako?   

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   
Urare zvakanaka   

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

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

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

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   
Ndinokumbirawo   

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   
Ndineurombo   

Bye
Sôhk dii der   
bye   

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   
Ndinokuda   

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   
Pamusoro   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao   
Hwesa   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Zimbabwe   

Dialect 2
Northern Lao   
Karanga   

Where They Speak
Laos   
southern Zimbabwe   

Dialect 3
Central Lao   
Zezuru   

Where They Speak
Laos   
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
8.30 million   
99+

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   
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru   

French Name
lao   
shona   

German Name
Laotisch   
Schona-Sprache   

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Not Available   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
20th century   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Not Available   
Bantu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms   
Not Available   

Standard Forms
Lao   
Not Available   

Language Position
Not Available   
107   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
lo   
sn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao   
sna   

ISO 639 2/B
lao   
sna   

ISO 639 3
lao   
sna   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
laoo1244   
core1255   

Linguasphere
No data available   
99-AUT-a   

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 Shona Language History

Comparison of Lao vs Shona language history gives us differences between origin of Lao and Shona language. History of Lao language states that this language originated in 1283 CE whereas history of Shona language states that this language originated in 20th 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 Shona Language History.

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Lao and Shona 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 Shona greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Lao and Shona language. Lao word for "Hello" is ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i) or Shona word for "Thank You" is Waita zvako. Find more of such common Lao Greetings and Shona Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Lao vs Shona Difficulty

The Lao vs Shona difficulty level basically depends on the number of Lao Alphabets and Shona 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 Shona are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Lao and Shona, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Lao is 44 weeks while to learn Shona time required is Not Available.

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