Countries
Laos
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Spain
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Regulated By
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Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, 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.
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
Similar To
Thai Language
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Latin
Alphabets in
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Hola
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
Gràcies
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Com estàs?
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Bona nit
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Bona nit
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Bona tarda
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Bon dia
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Sisplau
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
Perdó!
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
T'estimo
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Dispensi!
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
Caló
Where They Speak
Laos
France, Portugal, Spain
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
Valencian
Where They Speak
Laos
Spain
Dialect 3
Central Lao
Ribagorçan
Where They Speak
Laos
Spain
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
català
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
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
French Name
lao
catalan; valencien
German Name
Laotisch
Katalanisch
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
Ethnicity
Lao people
Catalan people
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No Early forms
Old Catalan
Standard Forms
Lao
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Signed Forms
Lao Sign Language
Signed Catalan
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
laoo1244
stan1289
Linguasphere
No data available
51-AAA-e
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
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Lao and Catalan Speaking population
Lao and Catalan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Catalan languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Catalan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is 0.22 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Catalan language is 0.12 %. 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 Catalan on Lao vs Catalan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Lao and Catalan Language Codes
Lao and Catalan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Lao and Catalan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.