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As Ong Kommandam and many of his closest followers were speakers of Bahnaric languages spoken in southern Laos, most of the known texts in the language were written in Alak—Ong Kommandam's native language—and the Bahnaric Loven languages of Juk, Su' and Jru', and some in Lao.
[1] [2] Aramaic was the common language of Roman Judaea, and was thus also spoken by Jesus' disciples. Although according to new findings Hebrew was also a spoken language among Jews in Judea during the 1st century AD. [3] The villages of Nazareth and Capernaum in Galilee, where he spent most of his time, were populated by Aramaic-speaking ...
Yawna – Maaloula Aramaic a non-profit educational initiative dedicated to the preservation of Aramaic – the language of Jesus – and the rich cultural heritage of Maaloula. Western Neo-Aramaic alphabet and pronunciation at Omniglot; Samples of spoken Western Neo-Aramaic at the Semitisches Tonarchiv (Semitic Audio Archive) Bakh’a dialect
The Tai languages include the most widely spoken of the Tai–Kadai languages, including Standard Thai or Siamese, the national language of Thailand; Lao or Laotian, the national language of Laos; Myanmar's Shan language; and Zhuang, a major language in the Southwestern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, spoken by the Zhuang people (壯 ...
Laos takes most of its traditional literature from sixteenth and seventeenth century Lan Xang. The most notable genre is the epic poetry of which several masterpieces have survived despite Laos’ tropical climate and history of conflict and warfare. The Sin Xay follows the mythological tale of a king and his kidnapped sister by the Lord of the ...
It is the same as the language spoken by the Chams in Cambodia. The other variety, Eastern Cham, is not spoken, or is very unlikely to be spoken. Nowadays they mostly speak Laotian. In Champasak, where the Khmer influence is quite large, the Khmer is used by the Chams there. [1]
Lao (Lao: ພາສາລາວ, [pʰáː.sǎː láːw]), sometimes referred to as Laotian, is the official language of Laos and a significant language in the Isan region of northeastern Thailand, where it is usually referred to as the Isan language. Spoken by over 3 million people in Laos and 3.7 million in all countries, it serves as a vital ...
In Laos, Tai Noi survives with a few modifications as the Lao script. [2] The Lao script is a direct descendant of Tai Noi and continues its role as the official written language of the Lao language of the left bank as well as the script used to transcribe minority languages.