Countries
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council
Laos
National Language
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe, North America, South America
Asia
Minority Language
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)
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Interesting Facts
- Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
- There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
- 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
Norwegian and Swedish
Thai Language
Derived From
Old Norse Language
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Alphabets in
Danish-Alphabets.jpg#200
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Thai and Lao Braille
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Hallo
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Thank You
Mange tak
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
How Are You?
Hvordan har du det?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Good Night
God nat
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Good Evening
God aften
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Good Afternoon
God eftermiddag
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Good Morning
God morgen
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Please
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Sorry
Undskyld!
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
I Love You
Jeg elsker dig
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Excuse Me
Undskyld mig
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Dialect 1
Scanian
Vientiane Lao
Where They Speak
Sweden
Laos
Dialect 2
Jutlandic
Northern Lao
Where They Speak
Denmark
Laos
Dialect 3
Bornholmsk
Central Lao
Where They Speak
Island of Bornholm
Laos
Native Name
dansk
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Alternative Names
Dansk, Rigsdansk
Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao
German Name
Dänisch
Laotisch
Pronunciation
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Ethnicity
Danish people or Danes
Lao people
Origin
c. 1100 AD
1283 CE
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Early Forms
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish
No Early forms
Standard Forms
Rigsdansk
Lao
Signed Forms
Signed Danish
Lao Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
dani1284
laoo1244
Linguasphere
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Isolating
All Danish 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 Danish and Lao dialects. Various dialects of Danish and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Danish are spoken in different Danish Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Danish vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Danish dialects include: Scanian, Jutlandic. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Danish and Lao Speaking population
Danish and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Danish and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Danish and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Danish language is 0.07 % 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 Danish and Lao on Danish vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Danish and Lao Language Codes
Danish and Lao language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Danish and Lao Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.