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Lao and Galician


Lao
Lao
Galician and Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos  
Galicia  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand  
Galicia  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

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

Regulated By
Not Available  
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)  

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.
  
  • In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
  • The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  

Similar To
Thai Language  
Portuguese Language  

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
23  
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28  
20
7  
4

How Many Consonants
27  
17
19  
9

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
Not Available  

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)  
Ola  

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)  
Grazas  

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)  
Que tal estás?  

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)  
Boas noites  

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

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)  
Boa tarde  

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

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  
Por favor  

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  
Síntoo!  

Bye
Sôhk dii der  
Adeus  

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

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  
Perdoe!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao  
Eastern Galician  

Where They Speak
Laos  
East Galicia  

Dialect 2
Northern Lao  
Central Galician  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Central Galicia  

Dialect 3
Central Lao  
Western Galician  

Where They Speak
Laos  
West Galicia  

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
Not Available  

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
2.40 million  
99+

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)  
Galego  

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  
Galego, Gallego  

French Name
lao  
galicien  

German Name
Laotisch  
Galicisch  

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw  
[ɡaˈleɣo]  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Not Available  

History

Origin
1283 CE  
c. 1175  

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tai  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms  
Medieval Galician  

Standard Forms
Lao  
Galician  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
lo  
gl  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao  
glg  

ISO 639 2/B
lao  
glg  

ISO 639 3
lao  
glg  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
laoo1244  
gali1258  

Linguasphere
No data available  
51-AAA-ab  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Isolating  
Not Available  

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

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Lao and Galician Speaking population

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

Lao and Galician Language Codes

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

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