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Lao and Ilocano


Lao
Ilocano and Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand  
Philippines  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
-  
Commission on the Filipino 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.
  
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  

Similar To
Thai Language  
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28  
20
6  
3

How Many Consonants
27  
17
20  
10

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille  
Ilokano Braille, Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)  
Kablaaw  

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)  
Agyamanak  

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)  
Kumusta?  

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)  
Naimbag a rabii  

Good Evening
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)  
Naimbag a sardam  

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)  
Naimbag a malem  

Good Morning
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)  
Naimbag a bigat  

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  
mangngegda  

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  
Agpakawanak  

Bye
Sôhk dii der  
Pakada  

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

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  
Maawan-dayawen  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao  
Balangao  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
21,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Northern Lao  
Bontoc  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
41,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Central Lao  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Not present  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
8,000,000.00  
31

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
2  
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.22 %  
99+
0.14 %  
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
9.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)  
ilokano  

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  
Ilokano, Iloko  

French Name
lao  
ilocano  

German Name
Laotisch  
Ilokano-Sprache  

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw  
[iːloˈkɑno]  

Ethnicity
Lao people  
Ilocano people  

History

Origin
1283 CE  
18th Century  

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Tai  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Lao  
Modern Ilocano  

Language Position
43  
40
94  
99+

Signed Forms
Lao Sign Language  
Ilocano Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
lo  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao  
ilo  

ISO 639 2/B
lao  
ilo  

ISO 639 3
lao  
ilo  

ISO 639 6
lao  
ilo  

Glottocode
laoo1244  
ilok1237  

Linguasphere
No data available  
31-CBA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Isolating  
-  

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

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Lao and Ilocano Speaking population

Lao and Ilocano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Ilocano languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Ilocano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is 0.22 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 %. 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 Ilocano on Lao vs Ilocano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Lao and Ilocano Language Codes

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

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