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Lao and Basque


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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