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Lao and Hebrew


Lao
Hebrew and Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos  
Israel  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand  
Israel  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Israel  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa, Asia, Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Poland  

Regulated By
-  
Academy of the Hebrew Language  

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.
  
  • The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
  • The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
  

Similar To
Thai Language  
Arabic and Aramaic languages  

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages  
Aramaic Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
22  
4

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28  
20
0  

How Many Consonants
27  
17
22  
12

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille  
Hebrew  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)  
שלום (Shalom)  

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)  
תודה (Toda)  

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)  
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)  

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)  
לילה טוב (Laila tov)  

Good Evening
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)  
ערב טוב (Erev tov)  

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)  
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)  

Good Morning
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)  
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)  

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  
בבקשה (bevekshah)  

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  
סליחה! (Slicha)  

Bye
Sôhk dii der  
להתראות (Lehitraot)  

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)  

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  
בבקשה!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao  
Ashkenazi Hebrew  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Israel  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
9,200,000.00  
38

Dialect 2
Northern Lao  
Samaritan Hebrew  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Israel, Palestine  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
9,000,000.00  
38

Dialect 3
Central Lao  
Yemenite Hebrew  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Israel  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
9,000,000.00  
30

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
7  
7

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.22 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
4.40 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
5.60 million  
99+

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)  
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)  

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  
Israeli, Ivrit  

French Name
lao  
hébreu  

German Name
Laotisch  
Hebräisch  

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw  
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]  

Ethnicity
Lao people  
Hebrew-speaking people  

History

Origin
1283 CE  
1000 BC  

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Tai  
Semitic  

Branch
-  
Canaanitic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms  
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew  

Standard Forms
Lao  
Modern Hebrew  

Language Position
43  
40
23  
21

Signed Forms
Lao Sign Language  
Signed Hebrew  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
lo  
he  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao  
heb  

ISO 639 2/B
lao  
heb  

ISO 639 3
lao  
heb  

ISO 639 6
lao  
heb  

Glottocode
laoo1244  
hebr1246  

Linguasphere
No data available  
12-AAB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Isolating  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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

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Lao and Hebrew Speaking population

Lao and Hebrew speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Hebrew languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Hebrew Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is 0.22 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hebrew language is 0.11 %. 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 Hebrew on Lao vs Hebrew where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Lao and Hebrew Language Codes

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

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