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Lao and Turkish


Lao
Turkish and Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos  
Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Romania, Turkey  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
11  
5

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand  
Turkey  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania  

Regulated By
-  
Turkish Language Association  

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.
  
  • Turkish language oldest written records are found upon stone monuments in Central Asia, in Orhun, Yenisey and Talas regions.
  • Turkish language was developed in the Middle East, streching all the way to Eastern Europe.
  

Similar To
Thai Language  
Azerbaijani Language  

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Turkish-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
53  
32
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28  
20
8  
5

How Many Consonants
27  
17
21  
11

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)  
Merhaba  

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)  
teşekkür ederim  

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)  
Nasılsın?  

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)  
İyi Geceler  

Good Evening
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)  
İyi Akşamlar  

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)  
Tünaydın  

Good Morning
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)  
günaydın  

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  
lütfen  

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  
üzgünüm  

Bye
Sôhk dii der  
Hoşçakal  

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  
Seni seviyorum  

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  
Afedersiniz  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao  
Azerbaijani Turkish  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
26,000,000.00  
25

Dialect 2
Northern Lao  
Crimean Turkish  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
480,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Central Lao  
Gagauz  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
140,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
9  
9

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
75.00 million  
23

Speaking Population
0.22 %  
99+
0.95 %  
22

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
60.00 million  
20

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
15.00 million  
34

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)  
Türkçe  

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  
Anatolian, Türkisch  

French Name
lao  
turc  

German Name
Laotisch  
Türkisch  

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw  
[ˈtyɾct͡ʃɛ]  

Ethnicity
Lao people  
Turkish  

History

Origin
1283 CE  
c. 1350  

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family  
Turkic Family  

Subgroup
Tai  
Turkic  

Branch
-  
Southwestern(Oghuz)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms  
Old Anatalian Turkish, Ottoman Turkish and Turkish  

Standard Forms
Lao  
Ottoman Turkish(defunct)  

Language Position
43  
40
19  
17

Signed Forms
Lao Sign Language  
Turkish Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
lo  
tr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao  
tur  

ISO 639 2/B
lao  
tur  

ISO 639 3
lao  
tur  

ISO 639 6
lao  
tur  

Glottocode
laoo1244  
nucl1301  

Linguasphere
No data available  
44-AAB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Isolating  
Synthetic  

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All Lao and Turkish 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 Turkish dialects. Various dialects of Lao and Turkish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Lao are spoken in different Lao Speaking Countries whereas Turkish Dialects are spoken in different Turkish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Lao vs Turkish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao, Northern Lao. Turkish dialects include: Azerbaijani Turkish , Crimean Turkish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Lao and Turkish Speaking population

Lao and Turkish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Turkish languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Turkish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is 0.22 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Turkish language is 0.95 %. 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 Turkish on Lao vs Turkish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Lao and Turkish Language Codes

Lao and Turkish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Lao and Turkish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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