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Lao and Danish


Lao
Danish and Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos   
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
5   
10

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe, North America, South America   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language 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.
  
  • Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
  • There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
  

Similar To
Thai Language   
Norwegian and Swedish   

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   
Old Norse Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28   
20
20   
17

How Many Consonants
27   
17
20   
10

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   
Hallo   

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   
Mange tak   

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   
Hvordan har du det?   

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   
God nat   

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

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

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

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   
Please   

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   
Undskyld!   

Bye
Sôhk dii der   
Farvel   

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   
Jeg elsker dig   

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   
Undskyld mig   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao   
Scanian   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Sweden   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
80,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Northern Lao   
Jutlandic   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Denmark   

Dialect 3
Central Lao   
Bornholmsk   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Island of Bornholm   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
5.50 million   
99+

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   
dansk   

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   
Dansk, Rigsdansk   

French Name
lao   
danois   

German Name
Laotisch   
Dänisch   

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw   
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Danish people or Danes   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
c. 1100 AD   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms   
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish   

Standard Forms
Lao   
Rigsdansk   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Danish   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
lo   
da   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao   
dan   

ISO 639 2/B
lao   
dan   

ISO 639 3
lao   
dan   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
laoo1244   
dani1284   

Linguasphere
No data available   
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Isolating   
Fusional   

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

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Lao and Danish Speaking population

Lao and Danish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Danish languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Danish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Danish language is Not Available. 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 Danish on Lao vs Danish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Lao and Danish Language Codes

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

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