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Shona vs Lao


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Lao vs Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe  
Laos  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

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

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

Alphabets
Not Available  
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
28  
20

How Many Consonants
46  
34
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
Not Available  
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

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

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

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

Please
Ndinokumbirawo  
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  

Sorry
Ndineurombo  
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  

Bye
bye  
Sôhk dii der  

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

Excuse Me
Pamusoro  
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  

Dialects

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  

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
Not Available  

Native Speakers
8.30 million  
99+
25.00 million  
32

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  

French Name
shona  
lao  

German Name
Schona-Sprache  
Laotisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
pʰáːsǎː láːw  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Not Available  

History

Origin
20th century  
1283 CE  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Tai-Kadai Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Tai  

Branch
Bantu  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available  
No Early forms  

Standard Forms
Not Available  
Lao  

Language Position
107  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
sn  
lo  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sna  
lao  

ISO 639 2/B
sna  
lao  

ISO 639 3
sna  
lao  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
core1255  
laoo1244  

Linguasphere
99-AUT-a  
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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Shona and Lao Language History

Comparison of Shona vs Lao language history gives us differences between origin of Shona and Lao language. History of Shona language states that this language originated in 20th century 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 Shona and Lao Language History.

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

Shona vs Lao Difficulty

The Shona vs Lao difficulty level basically depends on the number of Shona 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 Shona and Lao are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Shona and Lao, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Shona is Not Available while to learn Lao time required is 44 weeks.

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