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Somali vs Lao


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Lao vs Somali


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

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

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

Please
Fadlan   
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   

Sorry
sorry   
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   

Bye
caraysiiyo   
Sôhk dii der   

I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay   
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   

Excuse Me
iga raali ahow   
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (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   
Isolating   

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Somali and Lao Language History

Comparison of Somali vs Lao language history gives us differences between origin of Somali and Lao language. History of Somali language states that this language originated in 19th 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 Somali and Lao Language History.

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

Somali vs Lao Difficulty

The Somali vs Lao difficulty level basically depends on the number of Somali 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 Somali and Lao are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Somali and Lao, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Somali is 52 weeks while to learn Lao time required is 44 weeks.

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