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Laos
1
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Not spoken in any of the countries
Asia
Not spoken in any of the countries
-
  • 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.
Thai Language
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
 
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
53
28
27
Thai and Lao Braille
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
6
44 weeks
 
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
Sôhk dii der
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)
 
Vientiane Lao
Laos
3,000,000.00
Northern Lao
Laos
3,000,000.00
Central Lao
Laos
3,000,000.00
6
 
25.00 million
0.22 %
25.00 million
3.00 million
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao
lao
Laotisch
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Lao people
 
1283 CE
Tai-Kadai Family
Tai
-
No Early forms
Lao
43
Lao Sign Language
Individual
 
lo
lao
lao
lao
lao
laoo1244
No data available
Living
Subject-Verb-Object
Isolating
 
Vietnam
1
Vietnam
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe
Asia
Czech Republic
-
  • The vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
  • The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
Chinese Language
Chinese Language
 
Vietnamese-Alphabets.jpg#200
37
12
21
Latin
-
3
44 weeks
 
Xin chào
Cam on
Bạn khỏe không?
Chúc ngủ ngon
Chào buổi tối
Chào buổi trưa
Chào buổi sáng
xin vui lòng
Xin lỗi
Tạm biệt
tôi yêu bạn
Xin loi
 
Northern Vietnamese
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac
76,000,000.00
North-central Vietnamese
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa
76,000,000.00
Mid-Central Vietnamese
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien
76,000,000.00
5
 
91.00 million
1.14 %
75.00 million
16.00 million
tiếng việt (㗂越)
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet
vietnamien
Vietnamesisch
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern) [tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)
Vietnamese (Kinh) people
 
c. 1440
Austroasiatic Family
-
-
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese
Standard Vietnamese
14
Vietnamese sign languages
Individual
 
vi
vie
vie
vie
vie
viet1252
46-EBA
Living
Subject-Verb-Object
Analytic, Isolating

Lao vs Vietnamese Speaking Countries

There are plenty of languages spoken around the world. Every country has its own official language. Compare Lao vs Vietnamese speaking countries, so that you will have total count of countries that speak Lao or Vietnamese language.

  • Lao is spoken as a national language in: .
  • Vietnamese is spoken as a national language in: .

You will also get to know the continents where Lao and Vietnamese speaking countries lie. Based on the number of people that speak these languages, the position of Lao language is and position of Vietnamese language is . Find all the information about these languages on Lao and Vietnamese.

Lao and Vietnamese Language History

Comparison of Lao vs Vietnamese language history gives us differences between origin of Lao and Vietnamese language. History of Lao language states that this language originated in whereas history of Vietnamese language states that this language originated in . 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 vs Vietnamese.

Lao and Vietnamese 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 Vietnamese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Lao and Vietnamese language. Lao word for "Hello" is or Vietnamese word for "Thank You" is . Find more of such common Lao Greetings and Vietnamese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Lao vs Vietnamese Difficulty

The Lao vs Vietnamese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Lao Alphabets and Vietnamese 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 Vietnamese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Lao and Vietnamese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Lao is while to learn Vietnamese time required is .