Oromo and Lao
Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya
Laos
National Language
Ethiopia
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Somalia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
- 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
Somali Language
Thai Language
Derived From
Not Available
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Alphabets in
Oromo-Alphabets.jpg#200
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Thai and Lao Braille
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
akkam
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Thank You
Galatoomi
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Good Night
Nagayattii buli
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Good Evening
Akkam waarite
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Please
Maaloo
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Sorry
naa dhiisi
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
Bye
Nagayattii!
Sôhk dii der
I Love You
Sin jaaladha
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Dialect 1
Borana
Vientiane Lao
Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya
Laos
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Orma
Northern Lao
Where They Speak
Kenya
Laos
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Wata
Central Lao
Where They Speak
Kenya
Laos
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Afaan Oromo
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo
Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao
German Name
Galla-Sprache
Laotisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Ethnicity
Oromos
Not Available
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No Early forms
Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo
Lao
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nucl1736
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
Isolating
All Oromo 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 Oromo and Lao dialects. Various dialects of Oromo and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Oromo are spoken in different Oromo Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Oromo vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Oromo dialects include: Borana, Orma. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Oromo and Lao Speaking population
Oromo and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % 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 Oromo and Lao on Oromo vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Oromo and Lao Language Codes
Oromo and Lao language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Oromo and Lao Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.