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Galician vs Lao


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Lao vs Galician


Countries

Countries
Galicia   
Laos   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Galicia   
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
  • The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  
  • 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
Portuguese Language   
Thai Language   

Derived From
Latin   
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
23   
5
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
28   
20

How Many Consonants
19   
9
27   
17

Scripts
Latin   
Thai and Lao Braille   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Ola   
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   

Thank You
Grazas   
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   

How Are You?
Que tal estás?   
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   

Good Night
Boas noites   
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   

Good Evening
Boa tarde   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)   

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

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

Please
Por favor   
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   

Sorry
Síntoo!   
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   

Bye
Adeus   
Sôhk dii der   

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

Excuse Me
Perdoe!   
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Galician   
Vientiane Lao   

Where They Speak
East Galicia   
Laos   

Dialect 2
Central Galician   
Northern Lao   

Where They Speak
Central Galicia   
Laos   

Dialect 3
Western Galician   
Central Lao   

Where They Speak
West Galicia   
Laos   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
6   
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
2.40 million   
99+
25.00 million   
32

Native Name
Galego   
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   

Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego   
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
galicien   
lao   

German Name
Galicisch   
Laotisch   

Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]   
pʰáːsǎː láːw   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Not Available   

History

Origin
c. 1175   
1283 CE   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Tai-Kadai Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Tai   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Medieval Galician   
No Early forms   

Standard Forms
Galician   
Lao   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
gl   
lo   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
glg   
lao   

ISO 639 2/B
glg   
lao   

ISO 639 3
glg   
lao   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
gali1258   
laoo1244   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Isolating   

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Galician and Lao Language History

Comparison of Galician vs Lao language history gives us differences between origin of Galician and Lao language. History of Galician language states that this language originated in c. 1175 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 Galician and Lao Language History.

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

Galician vs Lao Difficulty

The Galician vs Lao difficulty level basically depends on the number of Galician 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 Galician and Lao are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Galician and Lao, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Galician is Not Available while to learn Lao time required is 44 weeks.

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