Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
Laos
Total No. Of Countries
61
0
46
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National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Second Language
Spain
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
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Interesting Facts
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
- 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
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Thai Language
Derived From
Latin
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2753
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
528
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2327
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Thai and Lao Braille
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
56
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Hola
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Thank You
Gràcies
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
How Are You?
Com estàs?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Good Night
Bona nit
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Good Evening
Bona nit
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Good Morning
Bon dia
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Please
Sisplau
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Sorry
Perdó!
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
Bye
Adéu
Sôhk dii der
I Love You
T'estimo
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Dialect 1
Caló
Vientiane Lao
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
Laos
How Many People Speak
440,000.003,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Valencian
Northern Lao
Where They Speak
Spain
Laos
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.003,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
Central Lao
Where They Speak
Spain
Laos
How Many People Speak
4,000,000.003,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
86
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
9.20 million25.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.12 %0.22 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
4.10 million25.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
5.10 million3.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
català
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
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
catalan; valencien
lao
German Name
Katalanisch
Laotisch
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Ethnicity
Catalan people
Lao people
Origin
c. 1028
1283 CE
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Subgroup
Romance
Tai
Branch
-
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Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Catalan
No Early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Lao
Language Position
3243
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
Lao Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ca
lo
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
cat
lao
ISO 639 2/B
cat
lao
ISO 639 3
cat
lao
ISO 639 6
cat
lao
Glottocode
stan1289
laoo1244
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Isolating