Countries
Armenian Highland
  
Laos
  
National Language
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
  
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Armenian National Academy of Sciences
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
- Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
  
- 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
Greek
  
Thai Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
  
Alphabets in
Armenian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Armenian manuscript
  
Thai and Lao Braille
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Բարեւ (Barev)
  
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
  
Thank You
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)
  
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
  
How Are You?
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)
  
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
  
Good Night
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)
  
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
  
Good Evening
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)
  
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
  
Good Afternoon
Բարի օր (Bari or)
  
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
  
Good Morning
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)
  
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
  
Please
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)
  
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
  
Sorry
կներեք (knerek’)
  
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
  
Bye
Ց'տեսություն
  
Sôhk dii der
  
I Love You
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)
  
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
  
Excuse Me
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)
  
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
  
Dialect 1
Eastern Armenian
  
Vientiane Lao
  
Where They Speak
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey
  
Laos
  
Dialect 2
Western Armenian
  
Northern Lao
  
Where They Speak
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
  
Laos
  
Dialect 3
Not Applicable
  
Central Lao
  
Where They Speak
Not Applicable
  
Laos
  
How Many People Speak?
6.00 million
  
99+
25.00 million
  
40
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
6.00 million
  
99+
25.00 million
  
32
Native Name
Հայերէն (Hayeren)
  
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
  
Alternative Names
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri
  
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
arménien
  
lao
  
German Name
Armenisch
  
Laotisch
  
Pronunciation
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]
  
pʰáːsǎː láːw
  
Ethnicity
Armenians
  
Not Available
  
Origin
late 5th century
  
1283 CE
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Tai-Kadai Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Tai
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian
  
No Early forms
  
Standard Forms
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian
  
Lao
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
hy
  
lo
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
hye
  
lao
  
ISO 639 2/B
arm
  
lao
  
ISO 639 3
hye
  
lao
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
arme1241
  
laoo1244
  
Linguasphere
57-AAA-a
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
  
Isolating
  
Armenian 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 Armenian and Lao greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Armenian and Lao language. Armenian word for "Hello" is Բարեւ (Barev) or Lao word for "Thank You" is ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i). Find more of such common Armenian Greetings and Lao Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Armenian vs Lao Difficulty
The Armenian vs Lao difficulty level basically depends on the number of Armenian 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 Armenian and Lao are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Armenian and Lao, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Armenian is 44 weeks while to learn Lao time required is 44 weeks.