Countries
Laos
European Union, Latvia
National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Latvia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Latvian State Language Center
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 first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
- The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
Similar To
Thai Language
Lithuanian Language
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Latvian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Sveiki
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
Paldies
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Kā jums klājas?
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Ar labunakti
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Labvakar
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Labdien
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Labrīt
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
lūdzu
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
Piedodiet!
Bye
Sôhk dii der
Uz redzēšanos
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Es tevi mīlu
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Piedodiet!
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
Livonian
Where They Speak
Laos
Latvia
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
Middle Latvian
Where They Speak
Laos
Latvia
Dialect 3
Central Lao
High Latvian
Where They Speak
Laos
France, Latvia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
latviešu valoda
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
Lettish
German Name
Laotisch
Lettisch
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Not Available
Ethnicity
Not Available
Latvians or Letts
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Indo-European Family
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No Early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Lao
Latvian
Signed Forms
Not Available
Latvian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
Not Available
not Available
Glottocode
laoo1244
latv1249
Linguasphere
No data available
54-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
Synthetic
All Lao and Latvian 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 Latvian dialects. Various dialects of Lao and Latvian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Lao are spoken in different Lao Speaking Countries whereas Latvian Dialects are spoken in different Latvian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Lao vs Latvian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao, Northern Lao. Latvian dialects include: Livonian , Middle Latvian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Lao and Latvian Speaking population
Lao and Latvian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Latvian languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Latvian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Latvian language is Not Available. 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 Latvian on Lao vs Latvian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Lao and Latvian Language Codes
Lao and Latvian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Lao and Latvian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.