Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Laos
National Language
Somalia
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Asia
Minority Language
Yemen
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
- 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
Afar and Oromo Language
Thai Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Alphabets in
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Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Thai and Lao Braille
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Good Night
Habeenka Good
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Good Evening
Evening Good
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Please
Fadlan
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Sorry
sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
Bye
caraysiiyo
Sôhk dii der
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Vientiane Lao
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Laos
Dialect 2
Benaadir
Northern Lao
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Laos
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Central Lao
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
Laos
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Native Name
af Soomaali
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
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
Somali
Laotisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Ethnicity
Somalis
Not Available
Origin
19th century
1283 CE
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No Early forms
Standard Forms
Somali
Lao
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
soma1255
laoo1244
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Isolating
All Somali 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 Somali and Lao dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Lao Speaking population
Somali and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is Not Available 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 Somali and Lao on Somali vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Lao Language Codes
Somali and Lao language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Lao Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.