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Lao vs Somali


Lao
Somali vs Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos   
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
3   
12

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   
Somalia   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa, Middle East   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Yemen   

Regulated By
Not Available   
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   

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.
  
  • Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
  • One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
  

Similar To
Thai Language   
Afar and Oromo Language   

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   
Arabic Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28   
20
5   
2

How Many Consonants
27   
17
21   
11

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille   
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
52 weeks   
12

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   
Hello   

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   
Waad ku mahadsan tahay   

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   
Sidee tahay ?   

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   
Habeenka Good   

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

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

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

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   
Fadlan   

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   
sorry   

Bye
Sôhk dii der   
caraysiiyo   

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   
Waan ku jeclahay   

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   
iga raali ahow   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao   
Northern Somali   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Gabon, Standard Somali   

Dialect 2
Northern Lao   
Benaadir   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu   

Dialect 3
Central Lao   
Af-Ashraaf   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Standard Somali   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
8.00 million   
99+

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   
af Soomaali   

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   
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga   

French Name
lao   
somali   

German Name
Laotisch   
Somali   

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Somalis   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
19th century   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Cushitic   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Lao   
Somali   

Language Position
Not Available   
83   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Somali Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
lo   
so   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao   
som   

ISO 639 2/B
lao   
som   

ISO 639 3
lao   
som   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
laoo1244   
soma1255   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Isolating   
Not Available   

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Lao and Somali Language History

Comparison of Lao vs Somali language history gives us differences between origin of Lao and Somali language. History of Lao language states that this language originated in 1283 CE whereas history of Somali language states that this language originated in 19th 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 Somali Language History.

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

Lao vs Somali Difficulty

The Lao vs Somali difficulty level basically depends on the number of Lao Alphabets and Somali 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 Somali are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Lao and Somali, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Lao is 44 weeks while to learn Somali time required is 52 weeks.

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