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Lao
Lao
Irish and Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos  
European Union, Ireland  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand  
Ireland  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Ireland  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
United Kingdom  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Foras na Gaeilge  

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 Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  

Similar To
Thai Language  
Not Available  

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
18  
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28  
20
5  
2

How Many Consonants
27  
17
13  
3

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
36 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)  
Dia dhuit  

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)  
Go raibh maith agat  

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)  
Conas atá tú ?  

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)  
Oíche mhaith  

Good Evening
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)  
Tráthnóna maith duit  

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)  
Tráthnóna maith duit  

Good Morning
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)  
Dia dhuit ar maidin  

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  
le do thoil  

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  
Tá brón orm  

Bye
Sôhk dii der  
Slán  

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  
Is breá liom thú  

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  
Gabh mo leithscéal  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao  
Connacht Irish  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Connacht  

Dialect 2
Northern Lao  
Munster Irish  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Munster  

Dialect 3
Central Lao  
Ulster Irish  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Ulster  

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
Not Available  

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
0.14 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
1.65 million  
35

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)  
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge  

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  
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish  

French Name
lao  
irlandais moyen  

German Name
Laotisch  
Mittelirisch  

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw  
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Irish people  

History

Origin
1283 CE  
c. 750  

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tai  
Celtic  

Branch
Not Available  
Goidelic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms  
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish  

Standard Forms
Lao  
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Irish Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
lo  
ga  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao  
gle  

ISO 639 2/B
lao  
gle  

ISO 639 3
lao  
gle  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
laoo1244  
iris1253  

Linguasphere
No data available  
50-AAA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Isolating  
Fusional  

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

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Lao and Irish Speaking population

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

Lao and Irish Language Codes

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

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