National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Iran
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
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Speaking Continents
Asia
Antartica
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
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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.
Luri language is spoken mainly in western and southwestern Iran.
Similar To
Thai Language
Persian
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Arabic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
hello
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
Thank you
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
how are you
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Good night
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Good evening
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Good afternoon
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Good morning
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Please
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
sorry
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
i love you
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
excuse me
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
Feyli lurish
Where They Speak
Laos
Eastern Iraq, Western Iran
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
Bakhtiari
Where They Speak
Laos
Iran
Dialect 3
Central Lao
Laki
Where They Speak
Laos
Iran
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
nanme
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
Lori, Luri, Luristani
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
[ˈoɽia]
Ethnicity
Lao people
Lurs
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Tai
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No Early forms
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Signed Forms
Lao Sign Language
Indian Signing System
Linguasphere
No data available
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Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
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All Lao and Luri 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 Luri dialects. Various dialects of Lao and Luri language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Lao are spoken in different Lao Speaking Countries whereas Luri Dialects are spoken in different Luri speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Lao vs Luri Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao, Northern Lao. Luri dialects include: Feyli lurish , Bakhtiari. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Lao and Luri Speaking population
Lao and Luri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Luri languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Luri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is 0.22 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Luri language is 0.00 %. 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 Luri on Lao vs Luri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Lao and Luri Language Codes
Lao and Luri language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Lao and Luri Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.