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Amharic vs Lao


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Lao vs Amharic


Countries

Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.   
Laos   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Ethiopia   
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
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
  • Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
  
  • 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
Amharic-1.jpg#200   
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
33   
15
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
28   
20

How Many Consonants
31   
21
27   
17

Scripts
Ethiopic   
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
Selam   
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   

Thank You
amesege'nallo'   
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   

How Are You?
Dehina newot?   
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   

Good Night
Dehna dur   
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   

Good Evening
melkam meshe't   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)   

Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)   

Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)   

Please
i'bakwon   
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   

Sorry
aznallehu   
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   

Bye
tschao   
Sôhk dii der   

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

Excuse Me
yiqirta   
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gondar   
Vientiane Lao   

Where They Speak
Gondar   
Laos   

Dialect 2
Gojjami   
Northern Lao   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia   
Laos   

Dialect 3
Showa   
Central Lao   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia   
Laos   

Total No. Of Dialects
5   
5
6   
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.37 %   
35
Not Available   

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
25.00 million   
32

Second Language Speakers
10.00 million   
23
Not Available   

Native Name
Not Available   
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   

Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian   
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
amharique   
lao   

German Name
Amharisch   
Laotisch   

Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]   
pʰáːsǎː láːw   

Ethnicity
Amharas   
Not Available   

History

Origin
13th century   
1283 CE   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Tai-Kadai Family   

Subgroup
Semitic   
Tai   

Branch
Ethiopic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Ge'ez   
No Early forms   

Standard Forms
Amharic   
Lao   

Language Position
55   
40
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Signed Amharic   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
am   
lo   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
amh   
lao   

ISO 639 2/B
amh   
lao   

ISO 639 3
amh   
lao   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
amha1245   
laoo1244   

Linguasphere
12-ACB-a   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Isolating   

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Amharic and Lao Language History

Comparison of Amharic vs Lao language history gives us differences between origin of Amharic and Lao language. History of Amharic language states that this language originated in 13th century 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 Amharic and Lao Language History.

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

Amharic vs Lao Difficulty

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

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