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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   
Isolating   

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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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