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Lao
Lao and Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece  
Laos  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
1  
14

National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  
Laos, Northeastern Thailand  

Second Language
Roman Empire  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  
  • 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
Armenian  
Thai Language  

Derived From
Latin  
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
24  
6
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
28  
20

How Many Consonants
17  
7
27  
17

Scripts
Arabic, Latin  
Thai and Lao Braille  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, 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
γεια σας (geia sas)  
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)  

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)  
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)  

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)  
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)  

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)  
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)  

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)  

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)  

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)  

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)  
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)  
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  

Bye
αντίο (antío)  
Sôhk dii der  

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)  
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)  
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek  
Vientiane Lao  

Where They Speak
Greece  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
2,800.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Griko  
Northern Lao  

Where They Speak
Italy  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
50,000.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Mariupol  
Central Lao  

Where They Speak
Ukraine  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
13,000,000.00  
28
3,000,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million  
99+
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
0.18 %  
99+
0.22 %  
99+

Native Speakers
13.00 million  
99+
25.00 million  
32

Second Language Speakers
13.00 million  
37
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
ελληνικά  
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)  

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic  
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
grec moderne (après 1453)  
lao  

German Name
Neugriechisch  
Laotisch  

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]  
pʰáːsǎː láːw  

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes  
Lao people  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
1283 CE  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Tai-Kadai Family  

Subgroup
Hellenic  
Tai  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek  
No Early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Greek  
Lao  

Language Position
74  
99+
43  
40

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language  
Lao Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
el  
lo  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell  
lao  

ISO 639 2/B
gre  
lao  

ISO 639 3
ell  
lao  

ISO 639 6
ells  
lao  

Glottocode
gree1276  
laoo1244  

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
Isolating  

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

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Greek and Lao Speaking population

Greek and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % 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 Greek and Lao on Greek vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Greek and Lao Language Codes

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