Countries
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Laos
Total No. Of Countries
3
12
1
14
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
Alphabets in
Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
Alphabets
26
8
53
32
Phonology
How Many Vowels
5
2
28
20
How Many Consonants
21
11
27
17
Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Thai and Lao Braille
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
5
4
6
5
Time Taken to Learn
52 weeks
12
44 weeks
11
Greetings
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)
Dialects
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
Total No. Of Dialects
3
3
6
6
How Many People Speak
How Many People Speak?
13.00 million
99+
25.00 million
40
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Native Speakers
8.00 million
99+
25.00 million
32
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
French Name
somali
lao
German Name
Somali
Laotisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Ethnicity
Somalis
Not Available
History
Origin
19th century
1283 CE
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Tai
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
No Early forms
Standard Forms
Somali
Lao
Language Position
83
99+
Not Available
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
Code
ISO 639 1
so
lo
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
som
lao
ISO 639 2/B
som
lao
ISO 639 3
som
lao
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
soma1255
laoo1244
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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