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Albanian and Lao


Lao
Lao and Albanian


Countries

Countries
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  
Laos  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  
Laos, Northeastern Thailand  

Second Language
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
    •   
  • 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
Romanian  
Thai Language  

Derived From
-  
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36  
18
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
28  
20

How Many Consonants
29  
19
27  
17

Scripts
Latin  
Thai and Lao Braille  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Përshëndetje  
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)  

Thank You
Ju faleminderit  
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)  

How Are You?
Si jeni?  
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)  

Good Night
natën e mirë  
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)  

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

Good Afternoon
mirëdita  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)  

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

Please
Ju lutem  
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  

Sorry
Me fal  
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  

Bye
mirupafshim  
Sôhk dii der  

I Love You
unë e dua ju  
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  

Excuse Me
Më falni  
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gheg Albanian  
Vientiane Lao  

Where They Speak
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Tosk Albanian  
Northern Lao  

Where They Speak
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Arbëresh  
Central Lao  

Where They Speak
Italy  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
100,000.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.22 %  
99+

Native Speakers
3.10 million  
99+
25.00 million  
32

Second Language Speakers
3.60 million  
99+
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
shqip / gjuha shqipe  
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)  

Alternative Names
Shqip  
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
albanais  
lao  

German Name
Albanisch  
Laotisch  

Pronunciation
[ʃcip]  
pʰáːsǎː láːw  

Ethnicity
Albanians  
Lao people  

History

Origin
1462 AD  
1283 CE  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Tai-Kadai Family  

Subgroup
-  
Tai  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Albanian  
No Early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Albanian  
Lao  

Language Position
14  
13
43  
40

Signed Forms
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)  
Lao Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
sq  
lo  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sqi  
lao  

ISO 639 2/B
alb  
lao  

ISO 639 3
sqi  
lao  

ISO 639 6
sqi  
lao  

Glottocode
alba1267  
laoo1244  

Linguasphere
55-AAA-aaa  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
Isolating  

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

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Albanian and Lao Speaking population

Albanian and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Albanian and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Albanian and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Albanian language is 0.11 % 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 Albanian and Lao on Albanian vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Albanian and Lao Language Codes

Albanian and Lao language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Albanian and Lao Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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