National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Haiti
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Central America, North America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Cuba
Regulated By
Not Available
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)
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 the year 1940, the first technical orthography for Haitian Creole was developed.
- In Haiian Creole, the word 'creole' is of Latin origin via a Portuguese term that means, "person raised in one's house".
Similar To
Thai Language
French Language
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Not Available
Alphabets in
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
HaitianCreole-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Bonjou
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
Mèsi
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Kijan ou yé?
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Bon nwit
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Bonswa
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Bon apre-midi
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Bon apre-midi
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Souple
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
Dezole
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Mwen renmen w
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Eskize m
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
Northern Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Laos
Cap-Haitien
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
Central Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Laos
Port-au-Prince
Dialect 3
Central Lao
Southern Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Laos
Cayes
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Kreyòl ayisyen
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
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole
French Name
lao
haïtien; créole haïtien
German Name
Laotisch
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
[kɣejɔl]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Haitians
Origin
1283 CE
17th Century
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Tai
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No Early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Lao
Haitian Creole
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
laoo1244
hait1244
Linguasphere
No data available
51-AAC-cb
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
Not Available
All Lao and Haitian Creole 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 Haitian Creole dialects. Various dialects of Lao and Haitian Creole language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Lao are spoken in different Lao Speaking Countries whereas Haitian Creole Dialects are spoken in different Haitian Creole speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Lao vs Haitian Creole Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao, Northern Lao. Haitian Creole dialects include: Northern Haitian Creole , Central Haitian Creole. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Lao and Haitian Creole Speaking population
Lao and Haitian Creole speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Haitian Creole languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Haitian Creole Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Haitian Creole language is 0.15 %. 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 Haitian Creole on Lao vs Haitian Creole where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Lao and Haitian Creole Language Codes
Lao and Haitian Creole language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Lao and Haitian Creole Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.