Countries
Laos
Iraq, Kurdistan
National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Middle East
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Not Available
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 vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
Similar To
Thai Language
Farsi Language
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Not Available
Alphabets in
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
Kurdish-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Silaw
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
Sipas
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Tu çawa yî?
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Şev xweş
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Evare baş
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Nee-wa-rowt bash
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Bayanit bash
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Bê zehmet
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
Bibûre
Bye
Sôhk dii der
Be xêr çî
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Ez te hez dikem
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Bê zehmet
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
Northern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Laos
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
Central Kurdish
Where They Speak
Laos
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Central Lao
Southern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Laos
Eastern Iraq
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
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
Not Available
German Name
Laotisch
Kurdisch
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Not Available
Ethnicity
Not Available
Kurds
Origin
1283 CE
16th century CE
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Tai
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No Early forms
Not Available
Standard Forms
Lao
Kurdish
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
laoo1244
kurd1259
Linguasphere
No data available
58-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
Not Available
All Lao and Kurdish 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 Kurdish dialects. Various dialects of Lao and Kurdish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Lao are spoken in different Lao Speaking Countries whereas Kurdish Dialects are spoken in different Kurdish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Lao vs Kurdish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao, Northern Lao. Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish , Central Kurdish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Lao and Kurdish Speaking population
Lao and Kurdish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Kurdish languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Kurdish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 %. 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 Kurdish on Lao vs Kurdish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Lao and Kurdish Language Codes
Lao and Kurdish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Lao and Kurdish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.