Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast
Laos
National Language
Ghana
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Benin, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Ghana has over 100 ethnic groups living, and Akan is one of the largest tribe.
- Akan language came in South America, notably Suriname and Jamaica through slave trade.
- 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
Not Available
Thai Language
Derived From
Not Available
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Thai and Lao Braille
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ete-sen
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Thank You
meda ase
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Good Night
maadwo
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Good Evening
maadwo
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Good Afternoon
maaha
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Good Morning
maakye
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Please
wae
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Sorry
Kafra
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
I Love You
Me doכ wo
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Dialect 1
Asante
Vientiane Lao
Where They Speak
Ghana
Laos
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Akuapem
Northern Lao
Where They Speak
Ghana
Laos
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Fante
Central Lao
Where They Speak
Ghana
Laos
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Akan
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Alternative Names
Not Available
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
Akan-Sprache
Laotisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Ethnicity
Akan people
Not Available
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Tai
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No Early forms
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
akan1251
laoo1244
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Isolating
All Akan 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 Akan and Lao dialects. Various dialects of Akan and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Akan are spoken in different Akan Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Akan vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Akan dialects include: Asante, Akuapem. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Akan and Lao Speaking population
Akan and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available. 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 Akan and Lao on Akan vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Akan and Lao Language Codes
Akan and Lao language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Akan and Lao Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
