Countries
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
Laos
National Language
Sweden
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Second Language
Finland
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Antartica, Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
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Interesting Facts
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
- 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
Norwegian and Danish Language
Thai Language
Derived From
Old Norse Language
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Alphabets in
Swedish-Aphabets.jpg#200
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Thai and Lao Braille
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
hej
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Thank You
tacka dig
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
How Are You?
hur mår du
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Good Night
godnatt
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Good Evening
god kväll
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Good Afternoon
god eftermiddag
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Good Morning
god morgon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Please
vänligen
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Sorry
ledsen
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
I Love You
jag älskar dig
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Excuse Me
ursäkta mig
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Dialect 1
Dialects
Vientiane Lao
Where They Speak
Gabon
Laos
Dialect 2
Dialects
Northern Lao
Where They Speak
Georgia
Laos
Dialect 3
Dialects
Central Lao
Where They Speak
France
Laos
Native Name
Svenska
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Alternative Names
Ruotsi, Svenska
Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao
German Name
Schwedisch
Laotisch
Pronunciation
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Ethnicity
Swedes, Finland Swedes
Lao people
Origin
13th Century
1283 CE
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Branch
Northern (Scandinavian)
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Early Forms
Old Swedish
No Early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Swedish
Lao
Signed Forms
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
Lao Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
swed1254
laoo1244
Linguasphere
52-AAA-ck to -cw
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Isolating
All Swedish 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 Swedish and Lao dialects. Various dialects of Swedish and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swedish are spoken in different Swedish Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swedish vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swedish dialects include: Dialects, Dialects. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swedish and Lao Speaking population
Swedish and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swedish and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Swedish and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swedish language is 0.13 % 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 Swedish and Lao on Swedish vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swedish and Lao Language Codes
Swedish and Lao language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swedish and Lao Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.