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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  
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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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