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
Irish-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Thai and Lao Braille
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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)
  
Bye
Slán
  
Sôhk dii der
  
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
  
How Many People Speak?
1.79 million
  
99+
25.00 million
  
40
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
0.14 million
  
99+
25.00 million
  
32
Second Language Speakers
1.65 million
  
35
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
  
Origin
c. 750
  
1283 CE
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Tai-Kadai Family
  
Subgroup
Celtic
  
Tai
  
Branch
Goidelic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
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 1
ga
  
lo
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
gle
  
lao
  
ISO 639 2/B
gle
  
lao
  
ISO 639 3
gle
  
lao
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
iris1253
  
laoo1244
  
Linguasphere
50-AAA
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Isolating
  
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.