Countries
Laos
Belarus, Poland
National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Belarus, Gambia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Poland
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine
Regulated By
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National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, National Languages Committee
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.
- Since 1918, Belarusian has been the official language of Belarus.
- Belarusian include many loanwords from Polish language.
Similar To
Thai Language
Russian and Ukrainian
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
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Alphabets in
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
Belarusian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Cyrillic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
dobry dzień
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
Dziakuj
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Jak vy ?
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Dabranač
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Dobry viečar
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
dobry dzień
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Dobraj ranicy
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Kali laska
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
Vybačajcie
Bye
Sôhk dii der
da pabačennia
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
JA liubliu ciabie
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Vybačajcie
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
North-Eastern Belarusian
Where They Speak
Laos
North-East Belarus
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
South-Western Belarusian
Where They Speak
Laos
South-West Belarus
Dialect 3
Central Lao
Middle Belarusian
Where They Speak
Laos
Middle Belarus
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Беларуская мова (Bielaruskaja mova)
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
Belarusan, Belorussian, Bielorussian, Byelorussian, White Russian, White Ruthenian
French Name
lao
biélorusse
German Name
Laotisch
Weißrussisch
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
[bʲɛlaˈruskʲi]
Ethnicity
Lao people
Belarusians
Origin
1283 CE
18th century
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No Early forms
Old East Slavic
Standard Forms
Lao
Belarusian
Signed Forms
Lao Sign Language
Belarusian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
laoo1244
bela1254
Linguasphere
No data available
53-AAA-eb < 53-AAA-e (varieties: 53-AAA-eba to 53-AAA-ebg)
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
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All Lao and Belarusian 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 Belarusian dialects. Various dialects of Lao and Belarusian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Lao are spoken in different Lao Speaking Countries whereas Belarusian Dialects are spoken in different Belarusian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Lao vs Belarusian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao, Northern Lao. Belarusian dialects include: North-Eastern Belarusian , South-Western Belarusian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Lao and Belarusian Speaking population
Lao and Belarusian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Belarusian languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Belarusian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is 0.22 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Belarusian 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 Belarusian on Lao vs Belarusian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Lao and Belarusian Language Codes
Lao and Belarusian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Lao and Belarusian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.