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Lao vs Zulu


Lao
Zulu vs Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   
South Africa   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

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

Regulated By
Not Available   
Pan South African Language Board   

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.
  
  • The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
  • Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
  

Similar To
Thai Language   
Xhosa Language   

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
57   
34

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28   
20
7   
4

How Many Consonants
27   
17
50   
35

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   
Sawubona   

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   
Ngiyabonga   

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   
unjani   

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   
okuhle ebusuku   

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

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

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

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   
Ngiyacela   

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   
Ngiyaxolisa   

Bye
Sôhk dii der   
bye   

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

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   
Uxolo   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao   
Qwabe   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Gabon, South Africa   

Dialect 2
Northern Lao   
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Georgia, South Africa   

Dialect 3
Central Lao   
Ndebele   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
30.00 million   
36

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.16 %   
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
12.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
16.00 million   
17

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   
isiZulu   

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   
Isizulu, Zunda   

French Name
lao   
zoulou   

German Name
Laotisch   
Zulu-Sprache   

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Zulu people   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
19   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Not Available   
Beatu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms   
urban Zulu   

Standard Forms
Lao   
Deep Zulu   

Language Position
Not Available   
87   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
lo   
zu   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao   
zul   

ISO 639 2/B
lao   
zul   

ISO 639 3
lao   
zul   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
laoo1244   
zulu1248   

Linguasphere
No data available   
99-AUT-fg   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Isolating   
Not Available   

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Lao and Zulu Language History

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

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

Lao vs Zulu Difficulty

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

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