National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
China
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
Regulated By
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Working Committee of Ethnic Language and Writing of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
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.
- Uyghur language has large quantity of loan words from Persian, Russian and Chinese.
- Uyghur was originally written with the Orkhon Alphabets.
Similar To
Thai Language
Uzbek Language
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Gokturk Language
Alphabets in
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
Uyghur-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Vertical, Top-To-Bottom
Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Ässalamu läykum.
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
rakhmat
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Yakshimasiz? / Qandaq ahwalingiz?
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun!
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
تۆنۈگۈن خەير
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Atiganlikingz khayrilik bolsun!
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
birdam
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
kachurung
Bye
Sôhk dii der
Khayr khosh
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
sizni yahshi kOrman
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Kachurung
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
Turpan
Where They Speak
Laos
China
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
Hotan
Where They Speak
Laos
China
Dialect 3
Central Lao
Lop Nur
Where They Speak
Laos
China
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Уйғур /ئۇيغۇر (ujġgur / uyghur)
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
Uighuir, Uighur, Uiguir, Uigur, Uygur, Weiwu’er, Wiga
German Name
Laotisch
Uigurisch
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
[ʊjʁʊrˈtʃɛ], [ʊjˈʁʊr tili]
Ethnicity
Lao people
Uyghur
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Turkic Family
Early Forms
No Early forms
Karakhanid, Chagatai, Eastern Turki
Standard Forms
Lao
Uyghur
Signed Forms
Lao Sign Language
Signed Uyghur
Glottocode
laoo1244
uigh1240
Linguasphere
No data available
No data Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
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All Lao and Uyghur 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 Uyghur dialects. Various dialects of Lao and Uyghur language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Lao are spoken in different Lao Speaking Countries whereas Uyghur Dialects are spoken in different Uyghur speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Lao vs Uyghur Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao, Northern Lao. Uyghur dialects include: Turpan , Hotan. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Lao and Uyghur Speaking population
Lao and Uyghur speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Uyghur languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Uyghur Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is 0.22 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Uyghur language is 0.12 %. 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 Uyghur on Lao vs Uyghur where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Lao and Uyghur Language Codes
Lao and Uyghur language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Lao and Uyghur Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.