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Hebrew and Lao


Lao
Lao and Hebrew


Countries

Countries
Israel  
Laos  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Israel  
Laos, Northeastern Thailand  

Second Language
Israel  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Poland  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Academy of the Hebrew Language  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
  • The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
  
  • 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
Arabic and Aramaic languages  
Thai Language  

Derived From
Aramaic Language  
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
22  
4
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
0  
28  
20

How Many Consonants
22  
12
27  
17

Scripts
Hebrew  
Thai and Lao Braille  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, 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
שלום (Shalom)  
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)  

Thank You
תודה (Toda)  
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)  

How Are You?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)  
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)  

Good Night
לילה טוב (Laila tov)  
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)  

Good Evening
ערב טוב (Erev tov)  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)  

Good Afternoon
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)  

Good Morning
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)  

Please
בבקשה (bevekshah)  
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  

Sorry
סליחה! (Slicha)  
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  

Bye
להתראות (Lehitraot)  
Sôhk dii der  

I Love You
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)  
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  

Excuse Me
בבקשה!  
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ashkenazi Hebrew  
Vientiane Lao  

Where They Speak
Israel  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
9,200,000.00  
38
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Samaritan Hebrew  
Northern Lao  

Where They Speak
Israel, Palestine  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00  
38
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Yemenite Hebrew  
Central Lao  

Where They Speak
Israel  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00  
30
3,000,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
7  
7
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.22 %  
99+

Native Speakers
4.40 million  
99+
25.00 million  
32

Second Language Speakers
5.60 million  
99+
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)  
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)  

Alternative Names
Israeli, Ivrit  
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
hébreu  
lao  

German Name
Hebräisch  
Laotisch  

Pronunciation
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]  
pʰáːsǎː láːw  

Ethnicity
Hebrew-speaking people  
Lao people  

History

Origin
1000 BC  
1283 CE  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Tai-Kadai Family  

Subgroup
Semitic  
Tai  

Branch
Canaanitic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew  
No Early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Hebrew  
Lao  

Language Position
23  
21
43  
40

Signed Forms
Signed Hebrew  
Lao Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
he  
lo  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
heb  
lao  

ISO 639 2/B
heb  
lao  

ISO 639 3
heb  
lao  

ISO 639 6
heb  
lao  

Glottocode
hebr1246  
laoo1244  

Linguasphere
12-AAB-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
Isolating  

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

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Hebrew and Lao Speaking population

Hebrew and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hebrew and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Hebrew and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hebrew language is 0.11 % 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 Hebrew and Lao on Hebrew vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Hebrew and Lao Language Codes

Hebrew and Lao language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Hebrew and Lao Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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