National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Shona language is tonal language.
- The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
- 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
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Thai Language
Derived From
Not Available
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Alphabets in
Shona-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
Mhoro
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Thank You
Waita zvako
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Good Evening
Manheru
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Good Afternoon
Masikati
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Good Morning
Mangwanani
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Sorry
Ndineurombo
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
I Love You
Ndinokuda
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Dialect 1
Hwesa
Vientiane Lao
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Laos
Dialect 2
Karanga
Northern Lao
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Laos
Dialect 3
Zezuru
Central Lao
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Laos
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
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
Schona-Sprache
Laotisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Ethnicity
Not Available
Not Available
Origin
20th century
1283 CE
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
Not Available
No Early forms
Standard Forms
Not Available
Lao
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
core1255
laoo1244
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Isolating
All Shona 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 Shona and Lao dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Lao Speaking population
Shona and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % 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 Shona and Lao on Shona vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Lao Language Codes
Shona and Lao language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Lao Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.