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Armenian and Lao


Lao
Lao and Armenian


Countries

Countries
Armenian Highland   
Laos   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic   
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Armenian National Academy of Sciences   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
  • Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
  
  • 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
Greek   
Thai Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
38   
20
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
28   
20

How Many Consonants
32   
22
27   
17

Scripts
Armenian manuscript   
Thai and Lao Braille   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
12   
9
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Բարեւ (Barev)   
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   

Thank You
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)   
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   

How Are You?
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)   
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   

Good Night
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)   
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   

Good Evening
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)   

Good Afternoon
Բարի օր (Bari or)   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)   

Good Morning
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)   

Please
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)   
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   

Sorry
կներեք (knerek’)   
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   

Bye
Ց'տեսություն   
Sôhk dii der   

I Love You
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)   
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   

Excuse Me
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)   
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Armenian   
Vientiane Lao   

Where They Speak
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey   
Laos   

Dialect 2
Western Armenian   
Northern Lao   

Where They Speak
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey   
Laos   

Dialect 3
Not Applicable   
Central Lao   

Where They Speak
Not Applicable   
Laos   

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
6   
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
6.00 million   
99+
25.00 million   
32

Native Name
Հայերէն (Hayeren)   
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   

Alternative Names
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri   
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
arménien   
lao   

German Name
Armenisch   
Laotisch   

Pronunciation
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]   
pʰáːsǎː láːw   

Ethnicity
Armenians   
Not Available   

History

Origin
late 5th century   
1283 CE   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Tai-Kadai Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Tai   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian   
No Early forms   

Standard Forms
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian   
Lao   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
hy   
lo   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hye   
lao   

ISO 639 2/B
arm   
lao   

ISO 639 3
hye   
lao   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
arme1241   
laoo1244   

Linguasphere
57-AAA-a   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic   
Isolating   

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

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Armenian and Lao Speaking population

Armenian and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Armenian and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Armenian and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Armenian language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available. 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 Armenian and Lao on Armenian vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Armenian and Lao Language Codes

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

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