Laos
How many national languages does Laos have?
1
How many tones does Vietnamese have?
6
What language is Filipino similar to?
Spanish
What are the 4 official languages of Singapore?
English, Chinese, Malay, Tamil
Over 5 million people speak what language in the Philippines?
Tagalog
How many language families are recognized in Laos?
4
This country colonized Vietnam and influenced its language
France
What word does Thai use to talk about consciousness and the soul?
Breath
Do Filipino languages use formal gender distinction?
No
What is tone in a language?
When languages use pitch to signal the meaning of a word.
What is the number of languages reported to be spoken in Laos according to the Government?
49
What percentage of citizens speak Vietnamese in Vietnam?
85%
What countries used story cloths to preserve their history?
Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, China
Approximately, how many languages are spoken in the world?
6,000
Name all 11 countries of SE Asia and their official languages.
1. Indonesia (Indonesian)
2. Brunei (Malay)
3. Singapore (English, Chinese, Malay, Tamil)
4. Malaysia (Malay)
5. Burma (Burmese)
6. Thailand (Thai)
7. Laos (Lao)
8. Vietnam (Vietnamese)
9. Cambodia (Khmer)
10. Timore-Leste (Tetum, Portuguese)
11. Philippines (Filipino/Tagalog)
Up to this percentage of children in Laos speak a first language other than Lao.
45%
Before using the Latin alphabet, what writing system did Vietnam use?
Chinese characters
Religious institutions that have traditionally played a significant role in education in many Southeast Asian countries.
Monasteries
What writing system did Burmese originate from
Brahmic Writing System
What are the working languages in Timor-Leste?
English, Indonesian
What is Lao-Tai?
This language family, also called Tai-Kadai, is listed by the Lao government as the largest in the country.
What language family does Vietnamese belong to, which also includes Khmer?
Austroasiatic
What is a national language policy?
Government's framework for regulating the use of languages in official, educational, and public contexts to manage linguistic diversity and promote social cohesion.
What are the 4 main writing systems of SE Asia?
Brahmic scripts, Roman alphabet, Roman alphabet with extra marks (called diacritics), Chinese characters
What are the 5 tones in Thai?
Falling, high, mid, rising, low