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Lao and Ilocano


Lao
Ilocano and Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   
Philippines   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

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

Regulated By
Not Available   
Commission on the Filipino Language   

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.
  
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  

Similar To
Thai Language   
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages   

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
32   
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28   
20
6   
3

How Many Consonants
27   
17
20   
10

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille   
Ilokano Braille, Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   
Kablaaw   

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   
Agyamanak   

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   
Kumusta?   

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   
Naimbag a rabii   

Good Evening
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)   
Naimbag a sardam   

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)   
Naimbag a malem   

Good Morning
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)   
Naimbag a bigat   

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   
Not available   

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   
Agpakawanak   

Bye
Sôhk dii der   
Pakada   

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

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   
Maawan-dayawen   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao   
Balangao   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
21,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Northern Lao   
Bontoc   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
41,000.00   
39

Dialect 3
Central Lao   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Not present   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
2   
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.14 %   
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
9.10 million   
99+

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   
ilokano   

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   
Ilokano, Iloko   

French Name
lao   
ilocano   

German Name
Laotisch   
Ilokano-Sprache   

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Ilocano people   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
18th Century   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Lao   
Modern Ilocano   

Language Position
Not Available   
94   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
lo   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao   
ilo   

ISO 639 2/B
lao   
ilo   

ISO 639 3
lao   
ilo   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
laoo1244   
ilok1237   

Linguasphere
No data available   
31-CBA-a   

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

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Lao and Ilocano Speaking population

Lao and Ilocano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Ilocano languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Ilocano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 %. 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 Ilocano on Lao vs Ilocano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Lao and Ilocano Language Codes

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

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