Countries
South Africa
  
Laos
  
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 in
Xhosa-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Thai and Lao Braille
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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
  
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
  
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
  
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
  
Good Morning
Molo
  
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (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
  
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
  
Excuse Me
Uxolo
  
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
  
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
  
How Many People Speak?
20.00 million
  
99+
25.00 million
  
40
Speaking Population
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
  
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
  
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
  
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.