Countries
Laos
Ghana, Ivory coast
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 in
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Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
maadwo
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
maaha
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
maakye
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
wae
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
Kafra
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Me doכ wo
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
mepa wo kyɛw
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
Asante
Where They Speak
Laos
Ghana
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
Akuapem
Where They Speak
Laos
Ghana
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Central Lao
Fante
Where They Speak
Laos
Ghana
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
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
German Name
Laotisch
Akan-Sprache
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Not Available
Ethnicity
Not Available
Akan people
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Tai
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No Early forms
No early forms
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
laoo1244
akan1251
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
Not Available
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.
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.
