Countries
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
Laos
National Language
Indonesia, Island of Madura
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
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 unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
- 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.
Similar To
Malay and Javanese Languages
Thai Language
Derived From
Not Available
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Alphabets in
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Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Thai and Lao Braille
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Halo
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Thank You
matur nuwun
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
How Are You?
piye kabare?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Good Night
wengi sing apik
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Good Morning
Sugeng énjing
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Please
Not Available
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
Bye
Not Available
Sôhk dii der
I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Dialect 1
Kangean
Vientiane Lao
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Laos
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Bawean
Northern Lao
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Laos
Dialect 3
Bangkalan
Central Lao
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Laos
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Madurese
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao
French Name
madourais
lao
German Name
Maduresisch
Laotisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Ethnicity
Madurese
Not Available
Origin
Not Available
1283 CE
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No Early forms
Standard Forms
Madurese
Lao
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
lo
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
madu1247
laoo1244
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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All Madurese and Lao Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Madurese and Lao dialects. Various dialects of Madurese and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Madurese are spoken in different Madurese Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Madurese vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Madurese dialects include: Kangean, Bawean. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Madurese and Lao Speaking population
Madurese and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Madurese and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Madurese and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Madurese and Lao on Madurese vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Madurese and Lao Language Codes
Madurese and Lao language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Madurese and Lao Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.