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Azerbaijani and Lao


Lao
Lao and Azerbaijani


Countries

Countries
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Turkey  
Laos  

Total No. Of Countries
7  
8
1  
14

National Language
Azerbaijan, Gambia  
Laos, Northeastern Thailand  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Even though Official language of Azerbaijan is Azerbaijani, the Business language is Azerbaijani, English and Russian.
  • Azerbaijan is known as “Land of Fire”, is country with unique culture and spellbinding history.
  
  • 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
Turkish  
Thai Language  

Derived From
Osmanly language  
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Azerbaijani-alphabets.jpg#200  
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
32  
14
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
28  
20

How Many Consonants
23  
13
27  
17

Scripts
Latin  
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
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Salam  
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)  

Thank You
Təşəkkür edirəm  
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)  

How Are You?
necəsən  
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)  

Good Night
yaxşı gecə  
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)  

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

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

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

Please
lütfən  
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  

Sorry
üzr  
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  

Bye
xudafiz  
Sôhk dii der  

I Love You
Mən səni sevirəm  
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  

Excuse Me
Bağışlayın  
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Derbent  
Vientiane Lao  

Where They Speak
Russia  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
37,000,000.00  
20
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Gazakh  
Northern Lao  

Where They Speak
Azerbaijan  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
37,000,000.00  
18
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Baku  
Central Lao  

Where They Speak
Azerbaijan  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
37.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
33  
26
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
26.00 million  
39
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
0.34 %  
39
0.22 %  
99+

Native Speakers
23.00 million  
34
25.00 million  
32

Second Language Speakers
25.00 million  
27
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Azərbaycan dili / Азәрбајҹан дили / آذربايجانجا ديلي  
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)  

Alternative Names
Azeri, Azari, Azeri Turkish, Azerbaijani Turkish  
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
azéri  
lao  

German Name
Aserbeidschanisch  
Laotisch  

Pronunciation
[ɑzærbɑjdʒɑn dili]  
pʰáːsǎː láːw  

Ethnicity
Azerbaijani  
Lao people  

History

Origin
16th Century  
1283 CE  

Language Family
Turkic Family  
Tai-Kadai Family  

Subgroup
Turkic  
Tai  

Branch
Southwestern(Oghuz)  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No Early forms  

Standard Forms
Azerbaijani  
Lao  

Language Position
38  
35
43  
40

Signed Forms
Signed Azerbaijani  
Lao Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
az  
lo  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
aze  
lao  

ISO 639 2/B
aze  
lao  

ISO 639 3
aze  
lao  

ISO 639 6
aze  
lao  

Glottocode
azer1255  
laoo1244  

Linguasphere
44-AAB-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
Isolating  

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

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Azerbaijani and Lao Speaking population

Azerbaijani and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Azerbaijani and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Azerbaijani and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Azerbaijani language is 0.34 % 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 Azerbaijani and Lao on Azerbaijani vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Azerbaijani and Lao Language Codes

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

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