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Lao vs Portuguese


Lao
Portuguese vs Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos   
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
10   
6

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   
Portugal   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
United States of America   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras   

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.
  
  • Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
  • The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
  

Similar To
Thai Language   
Spanish and Galician Languages   

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
23   
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28   
20
9   
6

How Many Consonants
27   
17
19   
9

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   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   
Olá   

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   
obrigado   

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   
Como você está?   

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   
boa noite   

Good Evening
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)   
boa Noite   

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

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

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   
Por Favor   

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   
pesaroso   

Bye
Sôhk dii der   
tchau   

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   
Eu te amo   

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   
desculpe me   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao   
Brazilian Portuguese   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Brazil   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
204,000,000.00   
4

Dialect 2
Northern Lao   
European Portuguese   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Portugal   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
10,000,000.00   
9

Dialect 3
Central Lao   
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Daman and Diu   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
4,000.00   
36

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
26   
22

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
231.00 million   
7

Speaking Population
Not Available   
3.27 %   
7

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
216.00 million   
5

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
15.00 million   
18

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   
Português   

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   
Português   

French Name
lao   
portugais   

German Name
Laotisch   
Portugiesisch   

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw   
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Portuguese people or portugueses   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
3rd Century   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms   
Medieval Galician   

Standard Forms
Lao   
Portuguese   

Language Position
Not Available   
6   
6

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Portuguese   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
lo   
pt   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao   
por   

ISO 639 2/B
lao   
por   

ISO 639 3
lao   
por   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
laoo1244   
port1283   

Linguasphere
No data available   
51-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Isolating   
Not Available   

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Lao and Portuguese Language History

Comparison of Lao vs Portuguese language history gives us differences between origin of Lao and Portuguese language. History of Lao language states that this language originated in 1283 CE whereas history of Portuguese language states that this language originated in 3rd Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Lao and Portuguese Language History.

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Lao and Portuguese Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Lao and Portuguese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Lao and Portuguese language. Lao word for "Hello" is ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i) or Portuguese word for "Thank You" is obrigado. Find more of such common Lao Greetings and Portuguese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Lao vs Portuguese Difficulty

The Lao vs Portuguese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Lao Alphabets and Portuguese Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Lao and Portuguese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Lao and Portuguese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Lao is 44 weeks while to learn Portuguese time required is 24 weeks.

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