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Lao and Italian


Lao
Italian and Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos   
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
7   
8

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)   

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.
  
  • One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
  • Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  

Similar To
Thai Language   
French and Portuguese Languages   

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28   
20
5   
2

How Many Consonants
27   
17
16   
6

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille   
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
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   
ciao   

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   
grazie   

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   
Come stai?   

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   
buonanotte   

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

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)   
buon pomeriggio   

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

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   
Per Favore   

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   
scusate   

Bye
Sôhk dii der   
arrivederci   

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

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   
Scusami   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao   
Romanesco   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Lazio   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
3,000,000.00   
21

Dialect 2
Northern Lao   
Central Italian   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
5,000,000.00   
14

Dialect 3
Central Lao   
Tuscan   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
15   
14

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
78.00 million   
21

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.90 %   
22

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
64.00 million   
18

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
14.00 million   
20

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   
Italiano   

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   
Italiano   

French Name
lao   
italien   

German Name
Laotisch   
Italienisch   

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw   
[itaˈljaːno]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Italians   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
960 BC   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Lao   
Italian   

Language Position
Not Available   
27   
23

Signed Forms
Not Available   
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
lo   
it   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao   
ita   

ISO 639 2/B
lao   
ita   

ISO 639 3
lao   
ita   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
itas   

Glottocode
laoo1244   
ital1282   

Linguasphere
No data available   
51-AAA-q   

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

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Lao and Italian Speaking population

Lao and Italian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Italian languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Italian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Italian language is 0.90 %. 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 Italian on Lao vs Italian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Lao and Italian Language Codes

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

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