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Lao and Basque


Lao
Lao
Basque and Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos  
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand  
France, Spain  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Europe  

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

Regulated By
Not Available  
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages 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.
  
  • The Basque language is the oldest European language.
  • Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
  

Similar To
Thai Language  
Spanish  

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28  
20
5  
2

How Many Consonants
27  
17
21  
11

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
88 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)  
Kaixo  

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)  
Eskerrik asko  

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)  
Zer moduz?  

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)  
Gabon  

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

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

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

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  
Mesedez  

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  
Barkatu  

Bye
Sôhk dii der  
Agur  

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  
Maite zaitut  

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  
Barkatu  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao  
Navarro-Lapurdian  

Where They Speak
Laos  
France  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
68,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Northern Lao  
Souletin  

Where They Speak
Laos  
France, Soule, Spain  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
8,700.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Central Lao  
Biscayan  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Spain  

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
Not Available  

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
7.20 million  
99+

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)  
Not available  

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  
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense  

French Name
lao  
basque  

German Name
Laotisch  
Baskisch  

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Basque people  

History

Origin
1283 CE  
c. 1000  

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family  
Vasconic Family  

Subgroup
Tai  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms  
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian  

Standard Forms
Lao  
Basque  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Not Available  

Code

ISO 639 1
lo  
eu  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao  
eus  

ISO 639 2/B
lao  
baq  

ISO 639 3
lao  
eus  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
laoo1244  
basq1248  

Linguasphere
No data available  
40-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Not Available  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Isolating  
Agglutinative  

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

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Lao and Basque Speaking population

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

Lao and Basque Language Codes

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

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