Countries
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Laos
National Language
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Second Language
South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Asia
Minority Language
France, Germany, Indonesia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
- There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
- 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
German and English Languages
Thai Language
Derived From
Not Available
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Alphabets in
Dutch-Alphabets.jpg#200
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Thai and Lao Braille
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Hallo
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Thank You
dankjewel
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
How Are You?
hoe gaat het met je?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Good Night
goede Nacht
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Good Evening
goedenavond
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Good Afternoon
goedemiddag
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Good Morning
goedemorgen
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Please
alsjeblieft
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Sorry
sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
I Love You
Ik hou van jou
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Excuse Me
pardon
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Dialect 1
Gronings
Vientiane Lao
Where They Speak
Netherlands
Laos
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Low Saxon
Northern Lao
Where They Speak
Denmark, Germany, Netherlands
Laos
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Limburgian
Central Lao
Where They Speak
Belgium, Netherlands
Laos
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Nederlands
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Alternative Names
Hollands, Nederlands
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
néerlandais; flamand
lao
German Name
Niederländisch
Laotisch
Pronunciation
[ˈneːdərlɑnts]
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Ethnicity
Dutch people
Not Available
Origin
AD 450-500
1283 CE
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Branch
Western
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch
No Early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Dutch
Lao
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mode1257
laoo1244
Linguasphere
52-ACB-a
No data available
Language Type
Historical
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Isolating
All Dutch 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 Dutch and Lao dialects. Various dialects of Dutch and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Dutch are spoken in different Dutch Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Dutch vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Dutch dialects include: Gronings, Low Saxon. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Dutch and Lao Speaking population
Dutch and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Dutch and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Dutch and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Dutch language is 0.32 % 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 Dutch and Lao on Dutch vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Dutch and Lao Language Codes
Dutch and Lao language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Dutch and Lao Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.