Countries
Laos
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
North Korea, South Korea
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
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Regulated By
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The National Institute of the Korean 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.
- Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
- Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
Similar To
Thai Language
Chinese and Japanese languages
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
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Alphabets in
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Korean-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Hangul
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
하십시오 (hasibsio)
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
Bye
Sôhk dii der
안녕 (annyeong)
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
Jeju
Where They Speak
Laos
South Korea
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
Gyeongsang
Where They Speak
Laos
South Korea
Dialect 3
Central Lao
Hamgyŏng
Where They Speak
Laos
China, North Korea
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
한국어 (조선말)
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
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
German Name
Laotisch
Koreanisch
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
[hangukmal]
Ethnicity
Lao people
Koreans
Origin
1283 CE
Before 1st century
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Koreanic Family
Early Forms
No Early forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
Standard Forms
Lao
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
Signed Forms
Lao Sign Language
Korean Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
laoo1244
kore1280
Linguasphere
No data available
45-AAA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
Agglutinative
All Lao and Korean 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 Korean dialects. Various dialects of Lao and Korean language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Lao are spoken in different Lao Speaking Countries whereas Korean Dialects are spoken in different Korean speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Lao vs Korean Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao, Northern Lao. Korean dialects include: Jeju , Gyeongsang. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Lao and Korean Speaking population
Lao and Korean speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Korean languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Korean Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is 0.22 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 %. 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 Korean on Lao vs Korean where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Lao and Korean Language Codes
Lao and Korean language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Lao and Korean Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.