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Lao and Galician


Lao
Galician and Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos   
Galicia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   
Galicia   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe   

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

Regulated By
Not Available   
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)   

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.
  
  • In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
  • The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  

Similar To
Thai Language   
Portuguese Language   

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
23   
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28   
20
7   
4

How Many Consonants
27   
17
19   
9

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   
Ola   

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   
Grazas   

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   
Que tal estás?   

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   
Boas noites   

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

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

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

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   
Por favor   

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   
Síntoo!   

Bye
Sôhk dii der   
Adeus   

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   
Ámote   

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   
Perdoe!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao   
Eastern Galician   

Where They Speak
Laos   
East Galicia   

Dialect 2
Northern Lao   
Central Galician   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Central Galicia   

Dialect 3
Central Lao   
Western Galician   

Where They Speak
Laos   
West Galicia   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
2.40 million   
99+

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   
Galego   

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   
Galego, Gallego   

French Name
lao   
galicien   

German Name
Laotisch   
Galicisch   

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw   
[ɡaˈleɣo]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Not Available   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
c. 1175   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms   
Medieval Galician   

Standard Forms
Lao   
Galician   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
lo   
gl   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao   
glg   

ISO 639 2/B
lao   
glg   

ISO 639 3
lao   
glg   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
laoo1244   
gali1258   

Linguasphere
No data available   
51-AAA-ab   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Isolating   
Not Available   

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

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Lao and Galician Speaking population

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

Lao and Galician Language Codes

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

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