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Lao and Albanian


Lao
Albanian and Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania  

Regulated By
-  
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana  

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
    •   

Similar To
Thai Language  
Romanian  

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28  
20
7  
4

How Many Consonants
27  
17
29  
19

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)  
Përshëndetje  

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)  
Ju faleminderit  

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)  
Si jeni?  

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)  
natën e mirë  

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

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)  
mirëdita  

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

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  
Ju lutem  

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  
Me fal  

Bye
Sôhk dii der  
mirupafshim  

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  
unë e dua ju  

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  
Më falni  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao  
Gheg Albanian  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
3,400,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Northern Lao  
Tosk Albanian  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
1,800,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Central Lao  
Arbëresh  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Italy  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
100,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.22 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
3.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
3.60 million  
99+

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)  
shqip / gjuha shqipe  

Alternative Names
Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao  
Shqip  

French Name
lao  
albanais  

German Name
Laotisch  
Albanisch  

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw  
[ʃcip]  

Ethnicity
Lao people  
Albanians  

History

Origin
1283 CE  
1462 AD  

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tai  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms  
Old Albanian  

Standard Forms
Lao  
Standard Albanian  

Language Position
43  
40
14  
13

Signed Forms
Lao Sign Language  
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
lo  
sq  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao  
sqi  

ISO 639 2/B
lao  
alb  

ISO 639 3
lao  
sqi  

ISO 639 6
lao  
sqi  

Glottocode
laoo1244  
alba1267  

Linguasphere
No data available  
55-AAA-aaa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Isolating  
Synthetic  

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

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Lao and Albanian Speaking population

Lao and Albanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Albanian languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Albanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is 0.22 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Albanian language is 0.11 %. 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 Lao and Albanian on Lao vs Albanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Lao and Albanian Language Codes

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

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