Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
Laos
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
Not Available
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
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Thai and Lao Braille
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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)
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
Not Available
Dialect 2
Valencian
Northern Lao
Where They Speak
Spain
Laos
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
Central Lao
Where They Speak
Spain
Laos
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
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
Not Available
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Catalan
No Early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Lao
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
stan1289
laoo1244
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Isolating
Catalan and Lao Speaking population
Catalan and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan 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 Catalan and Lao on Catalan vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Catalan and Lao Language Codes
Catalan and Lao language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Catalan and Lao Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.