Countries
Laos
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Sweden
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Finland
Speaking Continents
Asia
Antartica, Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
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Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
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.
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
Similar To
Thai Language
Norwegian and Danish Language
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Old Norse Language
Alphabets in
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
Swedish-Aphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
hej
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
tacka dig
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
hur mår du
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
godnatt
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
god kväll
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
god eftermiddag
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
god morgon
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
vänligen
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
ledsen
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
jag älskar dig
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
ursäkta mig
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
Dialects
Where They Speak
Laos
Gabon
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
Dialects
Where They Speak
Laos
Georgia
Dialect 3
Central Lao
Dialects
Where They Speak
Laos
France
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Svenska
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
Ruotsi, Svenska
German Name
Laotisch
Schwedisch
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]
Ethnicity
Lao people
Swedes, Finland Swedes
Origin
1283 CE
13th Century
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Indo-European Family
Branch
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Northern (Scandinavian)
Early Forms
No Early forms
Old Swedish
Standard Forms
Lao
Standard Swedish
Signed Forms
Lao Sign Language
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
laoo1244
swed1254
Linguasphere
No data available
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Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
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All Lao and Swedish 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 Swedish dialects. Various dialects of Lao and Swedish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Lao are spoken in different Lao Speaking Countries whereas Swedish Dialects are spoken in different Swedish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Lao vs Swedish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao, Northern Lao. Swedish dialects include: Dialects , Dialects. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Lao and Swedish Speaking population
Lao and Swedish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Swedish languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Swedish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is 0.22 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Swedish language is 0.13 %. 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 Swedish on Lao vs Swedish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Lao and Swedish Language Codes
Lao and Swedish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Lao and Swedish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.