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Xhosa vs Lao


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Lao vs Xhosa


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
Laos   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
South Africa   
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   

Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
  • The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
  
  • 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
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele   
Thai Language   

Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages   
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
28   
20

How Many Consonants
43   
32
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
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Molo   
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   

Thank You
Ndiyabulela   
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   

How Are You?
Unjani   
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   

Good Night
Ulale kakuhle   
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   

Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)   

Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)   

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

Please
Ndicela   
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   

Sorry
Ndicela uxolo   
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   

Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle   
Sôhk dii der   

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

Excuse Me
Uxolo   
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gcaleka   
Vientiane Lao   

Where They Speak
South Africa   
Laos   

Dialect 2
Thembu   
Northern Lao   

Where They Speak
South Africa   
Laos   

Dialect 3
Hlubi   
Central Lao   

Where They Speak
South Africa   
Laos   

Total No. Of Dialects
9   
9
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
20.00 million   
99+
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
8.20 million   
99+
25.00 million   
32

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million   
21
Not Available   

Native Name
isiXhosa   
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   

Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa   
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
xhosa   
lao   

German Name
Xhosa-Sprache   
Laotisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
pʰáːsǎː láːw   

Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca   
Not Available   

History

Origin
16th 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
isiXhosa   
Lao   

Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
xh   
lo   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
xho   
lao   

ISO 639 2/B
xho   
lao   

ISO 639 3
xho   
lao   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
xhos1239   
laoo1244   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Isolating   

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Xhosa and Lao Language History

Comparison of Xhosa vs Lao language history gives us differences between origin of Xhosa and Lao language. History of Xhosa language states that this language originated in 16th 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 Xhosa and Lao Language History.

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

Xhosa vs Lao Difficulty

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

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