Countries
Belarus, Poland
Laos
National Language
Belarus, Gambia
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Second Language
Poland
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, National Languages Committee
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Interesting Facts
- Since 1918, Belarusian has been the official language of Belarus.
- Belarusian include many loanwords from Polish language.
- 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
Russian and Ukrainian
Thai Language
Derived From
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Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Alphabets in
Belarusian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Cyrillic
Thai and Lao Braille
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
dobry dzień
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Thank You
Dziakuj
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
How Are You?
Jak vy ?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Good Night
Dabranač
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Good Evening
Dobry viečar
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Good Afternoon
dobry dzień
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Good Morning
Dobraj ranicy
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Please
Kali laska
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Sorry
Vybačajcie
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
Bye
da pabačennia
Sôhk dii der
I Love You
JA liubliu ciabie
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Excuse Me
Vybačajcie
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Dialect 1
North-Eastern Belarusian
Vientiane Lao
Where They Speak
North-East Belarus
Laos
Dialect 2
South-Western Belarusian
Northern Lao
Where They Speak
South-West Belarus
Laos
Dialect 3
Middle Belarusian
Central Lao
Where They Speak
Middle Belarus
Laos
Native Name
Беларуская мова (Bielaruskaja mova)
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Alternative Names
Belarusan, Belorussian, Bielorussian, Byelorussian, White Russian, White Ruthenian
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
biélorusse
lao
German Name
Weißrussisch
Laotisch
Pronunciation
[bʲɛlaˈruskʲi]
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Ethnicity
Belarusians
Lao people
Origin
18th century
1283 CE
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Early Forms
Old East Slavic
No Early forms
Standard Forms
Belarusian
Lao
Signed Forms
Belarusian Sign Language
Lao Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
bela1254
laoo1244
Linguasphere
53-AAA-eb < 53-AAA-e (varieties: 53-AAA-eba to 53-AAA-ebg)
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Isolating
All Belarusian 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 Belarusian and Lao dialects. Various dialects of Belarusian and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Belarusian are spoken in different Belarusian Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Belarusian vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Belarusian dialects include: North-Eastern Belarusian, South-Western Belarusian. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Belarusian and Lao Speaking population
Belarusian and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Belarusian and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Belarusian and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Belarusian 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 Belarusian and Lao on Belarusian vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Belarusian and Lao Language Codes
Belarusian and Lao language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Belarusian and Lao Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.