Countries
Countries
Laos
United States of America
Total No. Of Countries
11
0
46
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National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
United States of America
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
North America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
-
-
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.
- Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
- Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
Similar To
Thai Language
Apache Language
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
-
Alphabets
Alphabets in
Alphabets
5336
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
2812
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2734
9
60
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Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
62
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks88 weeks
3
88
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Greetings
Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Yá'át'ééh
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
Ahéhee'
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Yá'át'ééh
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Yá'át'ééh abíní
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
T'aa shoodi
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
Nízhdził
Bye
Sôhk dii der
Hágoónee’
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Ayóó ánííníshí
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Shoohá
Dialects
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
Navajo1
Where They Speak
Laos
Arizona
How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00170,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Northern Lao
Navajo2
Where They Speak
Laos
New Mexico
How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00170,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Central Lao
Navajo3
Where They Speak
Laos
Utah
How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00120,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
64
0
188
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How Many People Speak
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million1.70 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.22 %0.05 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
25.00 million1.70 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
3.00 million0.17 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí
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
Navaho
French Name
lao
navaho
German Name
Laotisch
Navajo-Sprache
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
[ˈnævəhoʊ]
Ethnicity
Lao people
Navajo people
History
Origin
1283 CE
1500 CE
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Dené–Yeniseian Family
Subgroup
Tai
Athapascan
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No Early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Lao
Navajo
Language Position
4329
1
120
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Signed Forms
Lao Sign Language
Navajo Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Code
ISO 639 1
lo
nv
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
lao
nav
ISO 639 2/B
lao
nav
ISO 639 3
lao
nav
ISO 639 6
lao
nav
Glottocode
laoo1244
nava1243
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic