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Slovene and Lao


Lao
Lao and Slovene


Countries

Countries
European Union, Slovenia  
Laos  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Slovenia  
Laos, Northeastern Thailand  

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

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Austria, Hungary, Italy  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • The Freising Monuments is the oldest preserved records of written Slovene from 10th century.
  • The first Slovene book was printed in 1550.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Serbo-Croatian  
Thai Language  

Derived From
-  
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
25  
7
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
28  
20

How Many Consonants
20  
10
27  
17

Scripts
Latin  
Thai and Lao Braille  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Halo  
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)  

Thank You
Hvala  
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)  

How Are You?
Kako se imate?  
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)  

Good Night
Lahko noč  
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)  

Good Evening
Dober večer  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)  

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

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

Please
Prosim  
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  

Sorry
Oprostite  
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  

Bye
Nasvidenje  
Sôhk dii der  

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

Excuse Me
Oprostite  
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Prekmurje Slovene  
Vientiane Lao  

Where They Speak
Hungary, Slovenia  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
80,000.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Resian  
Northern Lao  

Where They Speak
Italy  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Styrian  
Central Lao  

Where They Speak
Slovenia  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
48  
31
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.03 %  
99+
0.22 %  
99+

Native Speakers
2.50 million  
99+
25.00 million  
32

Second Language Speakers
2.00 million  
99+
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Slovenščina  
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)  

Alternative Names
Slovenian, Slovenscina  
Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao  

French Name
slovène  
lao  

German Name
Slowenisch  
Laotisch  

Pronunciation
[slɔˈʋèːnski ˈjɛ̀ːzik], [slɔˈʋèːnʃt͡ʃina]  
pʰáːsǎː láːw  

Ethnicity
Slovenes  
Lao people  

History

Origin
972-1093  
1283 CE  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Tai-Kadai Family  

Subgroup
-  
Tai  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No Early forms  

Standard Forms
Slovene  
Lao  

Language Position
28  
26
43  
40

Signed Forms
Slovene Sign Language  
Lao Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
sl  
lo  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
slv  
lao  

ISO 639 2/B
slv  
lao  

ISO 639 3
slv  
lao  

ISO 639 6
slv  
lao  

Glottocode
slov1268  
laoo1244  

Linguasphere
53-AAA-f  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Isolating  

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

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Slovene and Lao Speaking population

Slovene and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Slovene and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Slovene and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Slovene language is 0.03 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Lao language is 0.22 %. 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 Slovene and Lao on Slovene vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Slovene and Lao Language Codes

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

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