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Uzbek and Lao


Lao
Lao and Uzbek


Countries

Countries
Turkey, Uzbekistan  
Laos  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Afganistan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan  
Laos, Northeastern Thailand  

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

Speaking Continents
Middle East  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Uzbek is officially written in the Latin script, but many people still use Cyrillic script.
  • In Uzbek language, there are many loanwords from Russian, Arabic and Persian.
  
  • 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
Kazakh and Uyghur Languages  
Thai Language  

Derived From
-  
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29  
11
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
28  
20

How Many Consonants
24  
14
27  
17

Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin  
Thai and Lao Braille  

Writing Direction
-  
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
Salom  
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)  

Thank You
Rakhmat  
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)  

How Are You?
Qalay siz?  
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)  

Good Night
Hayirli tun  
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)  

Good Evening
Hayirli kech  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)  

Good Afternoon
Hayirli kun  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)  

Good Morning
Hayirli tong  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)  

Please
Iltimos  
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  

Sorry
Kechiring!  
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  

Bye
Xayr  
Sôhk dii der  

I Love You
Sizni sevaman  
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  

Excuse Me
Iltimos! Menga qarang  
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Tashkent  
Vientiane Lao  

Where They Speak
-  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
32,000,000.00  
23
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Afghan  
Northern Lao  

Where They Speak
-  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
32,000,000.00  
21
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Ferghana  
Central Lao  

Where They Speak
-  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
32,000,000.00  
18
3,000,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
0.39 %  
36
0.22 %  
99+

Native Speakers
26.00 million  
31
25.00 million  
32

Second Language Speakers
32.00 million  
25
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
أۇزبېك ﺗﻴﻠی o'zbek tili ўзбек тили (o‘zbek tili)  
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)  

Alternative Names
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet  
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
ouszbek  
lao  

German Name
Usbekisch  
Laotisch  

Pronunciation
[oʻzbek]  
pʰáːsǎː láːw  

Ethnicity
Uzbek  
Lao people  

History

Origin
9th–12th centuries AD  
1283 CE  

Language Family
Turkic Family  
Tai-Kadai Family  

Subgroup
Turkic  
Tai  

Branch
Southestern(Chagatai)  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Chagatay  
No Early forms  

Standard Forms
Uzbek  
Lao  

Language Position
53  
99+
43  
40

Signed Forms
Signed Uzbek  
Lao Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
uz  
lo  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
uzb  
lao  

ISO 639 2/B
uzb  
lao  

ISO 639 3
uzb  
lao  

ISO 639 6
uzb  
lao  

Glottocode
uzbe1247  
laoo1244  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Isolating  

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

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Uzbek and Lao Speaking population

Uzbek and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Uzbek and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Uzbek and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Uzbek language is 0.39 % 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 Uzbek and Lao on Uzbek vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Uzbek and Lao Language Codes

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

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