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Lao and Catalan


Lao
Catalan and Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
6  
9

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
-  
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

Alphabets in
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
53  
32
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28  
20
5  
2

How Many Consonants
27  
17
23  
13

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
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

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
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)  
Bona nit  

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

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

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  
Sisplau  

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  
Perdó!  

Bye
Sôhk dii der  
Adéu  

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  
T'estimo  

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  
Dispensi!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao  
Caló  

Where They Speak
Laos  
France, Portugal, Spain  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
440,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Northern Lao  
Valencian  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
2,400,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Central Lao  
Ribagorçan  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
4,000,000.00  
40

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.22 %  
99+
0.12 %  
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
4.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
5.10 million  
99+

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  

History

Origin
1283 CE  
c. 1028  

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tai  
Romance  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms  
Old Catalan  

Standard Forms
Lao  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  

Language Position
43  
40
32  
30

Signed Forms
Lao Sign Language  
Signed Catalan  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
lo  
ca  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao  
cat  

ISO 639 2/B
lao  
cat  

ISO 639 3
lao  
cat  

ISO 639 6
lao  
cat  

Glottocode
laoo1244  
stan1289  

Linguasphere
No data available  
51-AAA-e  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Isolating  
-  

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

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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.

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