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Italian and Lao


Lao
Lao and Italian


Countries

Countries
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City   
Laos   

Total No. Of Countries
7   
8
1   
14

National Language
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City   
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   

Second Language
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
  • Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  
  • 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 and Portuguese Languages   
Thai Language   

Derived From
Latin   
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
28   
20

How Many Consonants
16   
6
27   
17

Scripts
Latin   
Thai and Lao Braille   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
ciao   
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   

Thank You
grazie   
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   

How Are You?
Come stai?   
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   

Good Night
buonanotte   
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   

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

Good Afternoon
buon pomeriggio   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)   

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

Please
Per Favore   
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   

Sorry
scusate   
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   

Bye
arrivederci   
Sôhk dii der   

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

Excuse Me
Scusami   
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Romanesco   
Vientiane Lao   

Where They Speak
Lazio   
Laos   

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00   
21
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Central Italian   
Northern Lao   

Where They Speak
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria   
Laos   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
14
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Tuscan   
Central Lao   

Where They Speak
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria   
Laos   

Total No. Of Dialects
15   
14
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million   
21
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
0.90 %   
22
Not Available   

Native Speakers
64.00 million   
18
25.00 million   
32

Second Language Speakers
14.00 million   
20
Not Available   

Native Name
Italiano   
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   

Alternative Names
Italiano   
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
italien   
lao   

German Name
Italienisch   
Laotisch   

Pronunciation
[itaˈljaːno]   
pʰáːsǎː láːw   

Ethnicity
Italians   
Not Available   

History

Origin
960 BC   
1283 CE   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Tai-Kadai Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Tai   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No Early forms   

Standard Forms
Italian   
Lao   

Language Position
27   
23
Not Available   

Signed Forms
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
it   
lo   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ita   
lao   

ISO 639 2/B
ita   
lao   

ISO 639 3
ita   
lao   

ISO 639 6
itas   
Not Available   

Glottocode
ital1282   
laoo1244   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-q   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Isolating   

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

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Italian and Lao Speaking population

Italian and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Italian and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Italian and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Italian language is 0.90 % 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 Italian and Lao on Italian vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Italian and Lao Language Codes

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

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