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Lao
French and Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos   
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
32   
3

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   
France   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Africa, Canada   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   

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.
  
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  

Similar To
Thai Language   
Italian Language   

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28   
20
6   
3

How Many Consonants
27   
17
20   
10

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   
bonjour   

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   
Merci   

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   
Comment allez-vous?   

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   
bonne Nuit   

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

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)   
bon Après-Midi   

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

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   
S'il vous plaît   

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   
désolé   

Bye
Sôhk dii der   
au revoir   

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   
Je t'aime   

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   
Excuse Moi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao   
Quebec French   

Where They Speak
Laos   
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
6,200,000.00   
15

Dialect 2
Northern Lao   
African French   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Africa   

Dialect 3
Central Lao   
Swiss French   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Northeast France, Switzerland   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,800,000.00   
16

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
25   
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
163.00 million   
11

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.12 %   
17

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
76.00 million   
13

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
87.00 million   
11

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   
français   

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   
Français   

French Name
lao   
français   

German Name
Laotisch   
Französisch   

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw   
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Not Available   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
9th Century   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms   
Old French, Middle French and French   

Standard Forms
Lao   
Standard French   

Language Position
Not Available   
13   
12

Signed Forms
Not Available   
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
lo   
fr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao   
fra   

ISO 639 2/B
lao   
fre   

ISO 639 3
lao   
fra   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
fras   

Glottocode
laoo1244   
stan1290   

Linguasphere
No data available   
51-AAA-i   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Isolating   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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

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Lao and French Speaking population

Lao and French speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and French languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and French Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 %. 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 French on Lao vs French where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Lao and French Language Codes

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

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