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Lao and Hmong


Lao
Hmong and Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos   
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
5   
10

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

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

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • Hmong language may not be so popular at first sight, but it has rich history and various dialects are spoken by millions of people.
  • Hmong language came from western part of China.
  

Similar To
Thai Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
74   
38

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28   
20
14   
11

How Many Consonants
27   
17
60   
36

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
9   
7

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)   

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)   

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)   

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   
zoo hmo   

Good Evening
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)   
zoo yav tsaus ntuj   

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)   
zoo tav su   

Good Morning
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)   
zoo thaum sawv ntxov   

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   
thov   

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)   

Bye
Sôhk dii der   
Not Available   

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   
Kuv hlub koj   

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   
zam txim rau kuv   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao   
Hmong Njua   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Laos   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
310,000.00   
37

Dialect 2
Northern Lao   
Hmong Daw   

Where They Speak
Laos   
China   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,600,000.00   
21

Dialect 3
Central Lao   
Hmong Do   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Vietnam   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
6   
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
3.70 million   
99+

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   
Hmong   

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   
Mong   

French Name
lao   
hmong   

German Name
Laotisch   
Miao-Sprachen   

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Hmong people   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
19   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Hmong–Mien Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Lao   
Hmong   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
lo   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao   
Not Available   

ISO 639 2/B
lao   
Not Available   

ISO 639 3
lao   
hmv   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
laoo1244   
firs1234   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

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

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Lao and Hmong Speaking population

Lao and Hmong speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Hmong languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Hmong Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Hmong language is 0.13 %. 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 Hmong on Lao vs Hmong where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Lao and Hmong Language Codes

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

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