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Madurese vs Lao


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Lao vs Madurese


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
1  
14

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

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

Alphabets
27  
9
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
28  
20

How Many Consonants
21  
11
27  
17

Scripts
Latin  
Thai and Lao Braille  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

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

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

Good Morning
Sugeng énjing  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (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  
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  

Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu  
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kangean  
Vientiane Lao  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
110,000.00  
40
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Bawean  
Northern Lao  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Laos  

Dialect 3
Bangkalan  
Central Lao  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Laos  

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.23 %  
99+
Not Available  

Native Speakers
15.00 million  
40
25.00 million  
32

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  

History

Origin
Not Available  
1283 CE  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Tai-Kadai Family  

Subgroup
Indonesian  
Tai  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No Early forms  

Standard Forms
Madurese  
Lao  

Language Position
69  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
lo  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mad  
lao  

ISO 639 2/B
mad  
lao  

ISO 639 3
mad  
lao  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
madu1247  
laoo1244  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
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Madurese and Lao Language History

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

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Madurese and Lao 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 Madurese and Lao greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Madurese and Lao language. Madurese word for "Hello" is Halo or Lao word for "Thank You" is ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i). Find more of such common Madurese Greetings and Lao Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Madurese vs Lao Difficulty

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

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