Countries
Laos
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
France, Germany, Indonesia
Regulated By
Not Available
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)
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.
- Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
- There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
Similar To
Thai Language
German and English Languages
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Not Available
Alphabets in
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
Dutch-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Hallo
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
dankjewel
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
hoe gaat het met je?
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
goede Nacht
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
goedenavond
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
goedemiddag
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
goedemorgen
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
alsjeblieft
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
sorry
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Ik hou van jou
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
pardon
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
Gronings
Where They Speak
Laos
Netherlands
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
Low Saxon
Where They Speak
Laos
Denmark, Germany, Netherlands
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Central Lao
Limburgian
Where They Speak
Laos
Belgium, Netherlands
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Nederlands
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
Hollands, Nederlands
French Name
lao
néerlandais; flamand
German Name
Laotisch
Niederländisch
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
[ˈneːdərlɑnts]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Dutch people
Origin
1283 CE
AD 450-500
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Indo-European Family
Branch
Not Available
Western
Early Forms
No Early forms
Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch
Standard Forms
Lao
Standard Dutch
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
laoo1244
mode1257
Linguasphere
No data available
52-ACB-a
Language Type
Living
Historical
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
Synthetic
All Lao and Dutch 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 Dutch dialects. Various dialects of Lao and Dutch language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Lao are spoken in different Lao Speaking Countries whereas Dutch Dialects are spoken in different Dutch speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Lao vs Dutch Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao, Northern Lao. Dutch dialects include: Gronings , Low Saxon. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Lao and Dutch Speaking population
Lao and Dutch speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Dutch languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Dutch Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Dutch language is 0.32 %. 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 Dutch on Lao vs Dutch where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Lao and Dutch Language Codes
Lao and Dutch language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Lao and Dutch Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.