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Ilocano and Lao


Lao
Lao and Ilocano


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
Laos   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Philippines   
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

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

Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
  • 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
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages   
Thai Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32   
14
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
28   
20

How Many Consonants
20   
10
27   
17

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin   
Thai and Lao Braille   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Kablaaw   
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   

Thank You
Agyamanak   
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   

How Are You?
Kumusta?   
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   

Good Night
Naimbag a rabii   
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   

Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)   

Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)   

Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)   

Please
Not available   
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   

Sorry
Agpakawanak   
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   

Bye
Pakada   
Sôhk dii der   

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

Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen   
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao   
Vientiane Lao   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Laos   

How Many People Speak
21,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Bontoc   
Northern Lao   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Laos   

How Many People Speak
41,000.00   
39
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Not present   
Central Lao   

Where They Speak
Not present   
Laos   

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
6   
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.14 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
9.10 million   
99+
25.00 million   
32

Native Name
ilokano   
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   

Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko   
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
ilocano   
lao   

German Name
Ilokano-Sprache   
Laotisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
pʰáːsǎː láːw   

Ethnicity
Ilocano people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
18th Century   
1283 CE   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Tai-Kadai Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Tai   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No Early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano   
Lao   

Language Position
94   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
lo   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ilo   
lao   

ISO 639 2/B
ilo   
lao   

ISO 639 3
ilo   
lao   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
ilok1237   
laoo1244   

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

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Ilocano and Lao Speaking population

Ilocano and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Ilocano and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Ilocano and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 % 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 Ilocano and Lao on Ilocano vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Ilocano and Lao Language Codes

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

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