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Akan vs Lao


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Lao vs Akan


Countries

Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast  
Laos  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

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

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

Alphabets
21  
3
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
28  
20

How Many Consonants
16  
6
27  
17

Scripts
Latin  
Thai and Lao Braille  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

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  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)  

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

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

Please
wae  
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  

Sorry
Kafra  
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  

Bye
bye  
Sôhk dii der  

I Love You
Me doכ wo  
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  

Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw  
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Asante  
Vientiane Lao  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00  
13
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Akuapem  
Northern Lao  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00  
10
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Fante  
Central Lao  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00  
15
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.17 %  
99+
Not Available  

Native Speakers
11.00 million  
99+
25.00 million  
32

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  

French Name
akan  
lao  

German Name
Akan-Sprache  
Laotisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
pʰáːsǎː láːw  

Ethnicity
Akan people  
Not Available  

History

Origin
15  
1283 CE  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Tai-Kadai Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Tai  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No Early forms  

Standard Forms
Akan  
Lao  

Language Position
104  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ak  
lo  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
aka  
lao  

ISO 639 2/B
aka  
lao  

ISO 639 3
aka  
lao  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
akan1251  
laoo1244  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
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Akan and Lao Language History

Comparison of Akan vs Lao language history gives us differences between origin of Akan and Lao language. History of Akan language states that this language originated in 15 whereas history of Lao language states that this language originated in 1283 CE. 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 Akan and Lao Language History.

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Akan and Lao 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 Akan and Lao greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Akan and Lao language. Akan word for "Hello" is ete-sen or Lao word for "Thank You" is ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i). Find more of such common Akan Greetings and Lao Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Akan vs Lao Difficulty

The Akan vs Lao difficulty level basically depends on the number of Akan Alphabets and Lao 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 Akan and Lao are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Akan and Lao, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Akan is 44 weeks while to learn Lao time required is 44 weeks.

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