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Lao
Lao
Lao and Japanese


Countries

Countries
Japan  
Laos  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Japan  
Laos, Northeastern Thailand  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific  
Asia  

Minority Language
Palau  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  
  • 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
Korean Language  
Thai Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
99  
40
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
28  
20

How Many Consonants
14  
4
27  
17

Scripts
Kana  
Thai and Lao Braille  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)  
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)  

Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)  
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)  

How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)  
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)  

Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)  
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)  

Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)  

Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)  

Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)  

Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)  
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  

Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)  
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  

Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)  
Sôhk dii der  

I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)  
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  

Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)  
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Sanuki  
Vientiane Lao  

Where They Speak
Kagawa  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
1,000,000.00  
28
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Hakata  
Northern Lao  

Where They Speak
Fukuoka  
Laos  

Dialect 3
Kansai  
Central Lao  

Where They Speak
kansai  
Laos  

Total No. Of Dialects
31  
25
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
128.00 million  
14
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
1.90 %  
10
Not Available  

Native Speakers
128.00 million  
9
25.00 million  
32

Native Name
日本語  
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)  

Alternative Names
Not Available  
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
japonais  
lao  

German Name
Japanisch  
Laotisch  

Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]  
pʰáːsǎː láːw  

Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)  
Not Available  

History

Origin
1185  
1283 CE  

Language Family
Japonic Family  
Tai-Kadai Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Tai  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese  
No Early forms  

Standard Forms
Japanese  
Lao  

Language Position
8  
8
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Signed Japanese  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ja  
lo  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
jpn  
lao  

ISO 639 2/B
jpn  
lao  

ISO 639 3
jpn  
lao  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
nucl1643  
laoo1244  

Linguasphere
45-CAA-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic  
Isolating  

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

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Japanese and Lao Speaking population

Japanese and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Japanese and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Japanese and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 % 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 Japanese and Lao on Japanese vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Japanese and Lao Language Codes

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

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