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Lao vs 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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Greek and Lao Language History

Comparison of Greek vs Lao language history gives us differences between origin of Greek and Lao language. History of Greek language states that this language originated in 1500 BC whereas history of Lao language states that this language originated in 1283 CE. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Greek and Lao Language History.

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Greek and Lao Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Greek and Lao greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Greek and Lao language. Greek word for "Hello" is γεια σας (geia sas) or Lao word for "Thank You" is ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i). Find more of such common Greek Greetings and Lao Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Greek vs Lao Difficulty

The Greek vs Lao difficulty level basically depends on the number of Greek Alphabets and Lao Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Greek and Lao are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Greek and Lao, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Greek is 44 weeks while to learn Lao time required is 44 weeks.

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