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Lao and Greek


Lao
Greek and Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos   
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
3   
12

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Roman Empire   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia, Europe   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   

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.
  
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  

Similar To
Thai Language   
Armenian   

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
24   
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28   
20
7   
4

How Many Consonants
27   
17
17   
7

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille   
Arabic, 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
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   
γεια σας (geia sas)   

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   

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

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)   
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   

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

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   

Bye
Sôhk dii der   
αντίο (antío)   

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao   
Cappadocian Greek   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Greece   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
2,800.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Northern Lao   
Griko   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Italy   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
50,000.00   
38

Dialect 3
Central Lao   
Mariupol   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Ukraine   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
25   
21

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.18 %   
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
13.00 million   
99+

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   
ελληνικά   

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   
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   

French Name
lao   
grec moderne (après 1453)   

German Name
Laotisch   
Neugriechisch   

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw   
[eliniˈka]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Greeks or Hellenes   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
1500 BC   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Hellenic   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms   
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek   

Standard Forms
Lao   
Modern Greek   

Language Position
Not Available   
74   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Greek Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
lo   
el   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao   
ell   

ISO 639 2/B
lao   
gre   

ISO 639 3
lao   
ell   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
ells   

Glottocode
laoo1244   
gree1276   

Linguasphere
No data available   
56-AAA-a   

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

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Lao and Greek Speaking population

Lao and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 %. 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 Greek on Lao vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Lao and Greek Language Codes

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

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