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Swahili and Lao


Lao
Lao and Swahili


Countries

Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya   
Laos   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
1   
14

National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania   
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
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
    •   
  • 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
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages   
Thai Language   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24   
6
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
28   
20

How Many Consonants
21   
11
27   
17

Scripts
Latin   
Thai and Lao Braille   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Habari   
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   

Thank You
Asante   
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   

How Are You?
Habari gani?   
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   

Good Night
Usiku mwema   
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   

Good Evening
Habari za jioni   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)   

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

Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)   

Please
tafadhali   
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   

Sorry
pole   
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   

Bye
bye   
Sôhk dii der   

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

Excuse Me
Samahani   
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kiunguja   
Vientiane Lao   

Where They Speak
Zanzibar island   
Laos   

Dialect 2
Kimrima   
Northern Lao   

Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam   
Laos   

Dialect 3
Kimgao   
Central Lao   

Where They Speak
Kilwa   
Laos   

Total No. Of Dialects
12   
12
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
150.00 million   
13
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
15.00 million   
40
25.00 million   
32

Native Name
Not Available   
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   

Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili   
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
swahili   
lao   

German Name
Swahili   
Laotisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
pʰáːsǎː láːw   

Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili   
Not Available   

History

Origin
6th century   
1283 CE   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Tai-Kadai Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Tai   

Branch
Bantu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No Early forms   

Standard Forms
Swahili   
Lao   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sw   
lo   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
swa   
lao   

ISO 639 2/B
swa   
lao   

ISO 639 3
swa   
lao   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
swah1254   
laoo1244   

Linguasphere
99-AUS-m   
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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All Swahili 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 Swahili and Lao dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Swahili and Lao Speaking population

Swahili and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili 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 Swahili and Lao on Swahili vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Swahili and Lao Language Codes

Swahili and Lao language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Lao Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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