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Igbo and Lao


Lao
Lao and Igbo


Countries

Countries
Nigeria   
Laos   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Nigeria   
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
  • Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
  
  • 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
Not Available   
Thai Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36   
18
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
28   
20

How Many Consonants
28   
18
27   
17

Scripts
Latin   
Thai and Lao Braille   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
52 weeks   
12
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
kedụ   
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   

Thank You
dalụ   
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   

How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere   
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   

Good Night
ka chi fo   
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   

Good Evening
mgbede ọma   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)   

Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)   

Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)   

Please
Biko   
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   

Sorry
Ndo   
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   

Bye
Not Available   
Sôhk dii der   

I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya   
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   

Excuse Me
ngọpụ   
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Enuani   
Vientiane Lao   

Where They Speak
Nigeria   
Laos   

Dialect 2
Ngwa   
Northern Lao   

Where They Speak
Nigeria   
Laos   

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00   
22
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Not present   
Central Lao   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Laos   

Total No. Of Dialects
20   
18
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
25.00 million   
32

Native Name
igbo   
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   

Alternative Names
Ibo   
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
igbo   
lao   

German Name
Ibo-Sprache   
Laotisch   

Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]   
pʰáːsǎː láːw   

Ethnicity
Igbo people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
30th Century BC   
1283 CE   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Tai-Kadai Family   

Subgroup
Kwa   
Tai   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No Early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Igbo   
Lao   

Language Position
57   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ig   
lo   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ibo   
lao   

ISO 639 2/B
ibo   
lao   

ISO 639 3
ibo   
lao   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1417   
laoo1244   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative   
Isolating   

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All Igbo 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 Igbo and Lao dialects. Various dialects of Igbo and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Igbo are spoken in different Igbo Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Igbo vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Igbo dialects include: Enuani, Ngwa. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Igbo and Lao Speaking population

Igbo and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Igbo and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Igbo and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Igbo language is Not Available 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 Igbo and Lao on Igbo vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Igbo and Lao Language Codes

Igbo and Lao language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Igbo and Lao Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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