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Lao and Welsh


Lao
Welsh and Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos   
Wales   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   
Wales   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Argentina, United Kingdom   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Welsh Language Commissioner   

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.
  
  • One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
  • Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  

Similar To
Thai Language   
English Language   

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   
British Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28   
20
7   
4

How Many Consonants
27   
17
21   
11

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   
Helô   

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   
Diolch   

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   
Sut ydych chi?   

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   
Nos da   

Good Evening
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)   
Noswaith dda   

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)   
P'nawn da   

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

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   
os gwelwch yn dda   

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   
Mae'n ddrwg gennym   

Bye
Sôhk dii der   
Hwyl   

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   
Dw i'n dy garu di   

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   
Esgusodwch fi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao   
Patagonian Welsh   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Argentina   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
38,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Northern Lao   
Y Wyndodeg   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Gwynedd   

Dialect 3
Central Lao   
Y Bowyseg   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Powys   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
7.40 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
7.40 million   
99+

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg   

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   
Cymraeg   

French Name
lao   
gallois   

German Name
Laotisch   
Kymrisch   

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw   
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Welsh people   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
9th Century   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Celtic   

Branch
Not Available   
Brythonic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms   
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh   

Standard Forms
Lao   
Welsh   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
lo   
cy   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao   
cym   

ISO 639 2/B
lao   
wel   

ISO 639 3
lao   
cym   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
laoo1244   
wels1247   

Linguasphere
No data available   
50-ABA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Historical   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Isolating   
Fusional   

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

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Lao and Welsh Speaking population

Lao and Welsh speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Welsh languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Welsh Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Welsh language is Not Available. 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 Welsh on Lao vs Welsh where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Lao and Welsh Language Codes

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

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