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Abkhaz and Lao


Lao
Lao and Abkhaz


Countries

Countries
Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia, Republic of Abkhazia  
Laos  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
1  
14

National Language
Abkhazia  
Laos, Northeastern Thailand  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Abkhaz is a north-west Caucasian language.
  • Abkhaz is spoken in Abkhazia by only 100,000 people, while in Turkey there are 500,000 people speaking Abkhaz.
  
  • 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
Adyghe language, Abaza language  
Thai Language  

Derived From
Caucasian languages  
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
62  
36
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
2  
1
28  
20

How Many Consonants
60  
36
27  
17

Scripts
Cyrillic  
Thai and Lao Braille  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
27 weeks  
8
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Бзиа збаша (Bzia zbaşa)  
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)  

Thank You
Иҭабуп (It̢abup)  
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)  

How Are You?
Ушҧаҟоу? (Ušṗaꝁou?)  
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)  

Good Night
Ашара шәзыбзиарахааит (Ašara šəzybziaraxaait)  
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)  

Good Evening
Уа, мшы бзиа (Ua, mšy bzia)  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)  

Good Afternoon
Уа, мшы бзиа (Ua, mšy bzia)  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)  

Good Morning
Уа, Шьыжьы бзиа (Ua, Š’yž’y bzia)  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)  

Please
амритана  
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  

Sorry
Амарахь  
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  

Bye
Абзиараз (Abziaraz)  
Sôhk dii der  

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

Excuse Me
Извините (Izvinite)  
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bzyb  
Vientiane Lao  

Where They Speak
Abkhazia  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
106,000.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Abzhywa  
Northern Lao  

Where They Speak
Caucasus  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
106,000.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Sadz  
Central Lao  

Where They Speak
Turkey  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
106,000.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.22 %  
99+

Native Speakers
0.13 million  
99+
25.00 million  
32

Second Language Speakers
-  
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
аҧсуа бызшәа (aṗsua byzš˚a)  
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)  

Alternative Names
Abxazo, Abkhazian  
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
abkhaze  
lao  

German Name
Abchasisch  
Laotisch  

Pronunciation
[abxaz]  
pʰáːsǎː láːw  

Ethnicity
Abkhaz people  
Lao people  

History

Origin
c. 1650  
1283 CE  

Language Family
Northwest Caucasian  
Tai-Kadai Family  

Subgroup
-  
Tai  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No Early forms  

Standard Forms
Abkhaz  
Lao  

Language Position
28  
26
43  
40

Signed Forms
Abkhaz Sign Language  
Lao Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ab  
lo  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
abk  
lao  

ISO 639 2/B
abk  
lao  

ISO 639 3
abk  
lao  

ISO 639 6
abks  
lao  

Glottocode
abkh1244  
laoo1244  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Historical  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
Isolating  

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

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Abkhaz and Lao Speaking population

Abkhaz and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Abkhaz and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Abkhaz and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Abkhaz language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Lao language is 0.22 %. 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 Abkhaz and Lao on Abkhaz vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Abkhaz and Lao Language Codes

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