National Language
Haiti
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Central America, North America
Asia
Minority Language
Cuba
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- In the year 1940, the first technical orthography for Haitian Creole was developed.
- In Haiian Creole, the word 'creole' is of Latin origin via a Portuguese term that means, "person raised in one's house".
- 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
French Language
Thai Language
Derived From
Not Available
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Alphabets in
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Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Thai and Lao Braille
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Bonjou
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Thank You
Mèsi
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
How Are You?
Kijan ou yé?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Good Night
Bon nwit
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Good Evening
Bonswa
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Good Afternoon
Bon apre-midi
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Good Morning
Bon apre-midi
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Please
Souple
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Sorry
Dezole
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
I Love You
Mwen renmen w
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Excuse Me
Eskize m
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Dialect 1
Northern Haitian Creole
Vientiane Lao
Where They Speak
Cap-Haitien
Laos
Dialect 2
Central Haitian Creole
Northern Lao
Where They Speak
Port-au-Prince
Laos
Dialect 3
Southern Haitian Creole
Central Lao
Where They Speak
Cayes
Laos
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Kreyòl ayisyen
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Alternative Names
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole
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
haïtien; créole haïtien
lao
German Name
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)
Laotisch
Pronunciation
[kɣejɔl]
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Ethnicity
Haitians
Not Available
Origin
17th Century
1283 CE
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Tai
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No Early forms
Standard Forms
Haitian Creole
Lao
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
hait1244
laoo1244
Linguasphere
51-AAC-cb
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Isolating
All Haitian Creole 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 Haitian Creole and Lao dialects. Various dialects of Haitian Creole and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Haitian Creole are spoken in different Haitian Creole Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Haitian Creole vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Haitian Creole dialects include: Northern Haitian Creole, Central Haitian Creole. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Haitian Creole and Lao Speaking population
Haitian Creole and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Haitian Creole and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Haitian Creole and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Haitian Creole language is 0.15 % 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 Haitian Creole and Lao on Haitian Creole vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Haitian Creole and Lao Language Codes
Haitian Creole and Lao language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Haitian Creole and Lao Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
