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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  
-  

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
-  
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  
17
44 weeks  
17

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  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Western Armenian  
Northern Lao  

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

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Eastern Armenian  
Central Lao  

Where They Speak
-  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
34
3,000,000.00  
99+

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
0.22 %  
99+
0.22 %  
99+

Native Speakers
6.00 million  
99+
25.00 million  
32

Second Language Speakers
7.00 million  
99+
3.00 million  
99+

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  
Lao people  

History

Origin
late 5th century  
1283 CE  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Tai-Kadai Family  

Subgroup
-  
Tai  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian  
Lao  

Language Position
14  
13
43  
40

Signed Forms
Signed Armenian  
Lao Sign Language  

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
hye  
lao  

Glottocode
arme1241  
laoo1244  

Linguasphere
57-AAA-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
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 0.22 % 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 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

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