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Lao and Akan


Lao
Akan and Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos   
Ghana, Ivory coast   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   
Ghana   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Benin, United States of America   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Akan Orthography Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • Ghana has over 100 ethnic groups living, and Akan is one of the largest tribe.
  • Akan language came in South America, notably Suriname and Jamaica through slave trade.
  

Similar To
Thai Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28   
20
10   
7

How Many Consonants
27   
17
16   
6

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   
ete-sen   

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   
meda ase   

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   
wo ho te sɛn?   

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   
maadwo   

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

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

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

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   
wae   

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   
Kafra   

Bye
Sôhk dii der   
bye   

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   
Me doכ wo   

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   
mepa wo kyɛw   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao   
Asante   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Ghana   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
9,000,000.00   
13

Dialect 2
Northern Lao   
Akuapem   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Ghana   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
9,000,000.00   
10

Dialect 3
Central Lao   
Fante   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Ghana   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,900,000.00   
15

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.17 %   
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
11.00 million   
99+

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   
Akan   

Alternative Names
Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao   
Not Available   

French Name
lao   
akan   

German Name
Laotisch   
Akan-Sprache   

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Akan people   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
15   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Lao   
Akan   

Language Position
Not Available   
104   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
lo   
ak   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao   
aka   

ISO 639 2/B
lao   
aka   

ISO 639 3
lao   
aka   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
laoo1244   
akan1251   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Isolating   
Not Available   

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

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Lao and Akan Speaking population

Lao and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 %. 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 Lao and Akan on Lao vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Lao and Akan Language Codes

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

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