Countries
European Union, Ireland
Laos
National Language
Ireland
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Second Language
Ireland
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia
Minority Language
United Kingdom
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
- There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
- 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 in
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Scripts
Latin
Thai and Lao Braille
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Dia dhuit
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Please
le do thoil
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Sorry
Tá brón orm
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
Vientiane Lao
Where They Speak
Connacht
Laos
Dialect 2
Munster Irish
Northern Lao
Where They Speak
Munster
Laos
Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
Central Lao
Where They Speak
Ulster
Laos
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
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
irlandais moyen
lao
German Name
Mittelirisch
Laotisch
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Ethnicity
Irish people
Not Available
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Branch
Goidelic
Not Available
Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
No Early forms
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Lao
Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
iris1253
laoo1244
Linguasphere
50-AAA
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Isolating
All Irish 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 Irish and Lao dialects. Various dialects of Irish and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Irish are spoken in different Irish Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Irish vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish, Munster Irish. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Irish and Lao Speaking population
Irish and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish 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 Irish and Lao on Irish vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Irish and Lao Language Codes
Irish and Lao language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Irish and Lao Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
