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Lao and Kazakh


Lao
Kazakh and Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos   
China, Kazakhstan, Russia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
3   
12

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   
Gambia, Kazakhstan   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia, Europe   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Afganistan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, People's Republic of China, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Kazakh language agency   

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.
  
  • The Kazakh language can be written using a variety of scripts.
  • Kazakh Language contains many words from Russian, Arabic, Mongol, Persian and other Turkic languages.
  

Similar To
Thai Language   
Turkish and Uzbek Languages   

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
24   
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28   
20
5   
2

How Many Consonants
27   
17
17   
7

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille   
Arabic, Cyrillic   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   
Сәлеметсіз бе (Sälemetsiz be)   

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   
Рақмет сізге (Raqmet sizge)   

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   
Қалыңыз қалай? (Qalıñız qalay?)   

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   
қайырлы түн (qayırlı tün)   

Good Evening
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)   
қайырлы кеш (qayırlı keş)   

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)   
қайырлы күн (qayırlı kün)   

Good Morning
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)   
қайырлы таң (qayırlı tañ)   

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   
өтінемін (ötinemin)   

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   
кешіріңіз (keşiriñiz)   

Bye
Sôhk dii der   
bye   

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   
Мен сені жақсы көремін (Men seni jaqsı köremin)   

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   
Кешіріңіз! (Keşiriñiz!)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao   
Northeastern Kazakh   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Kazakhstan   

Dialect 2
Northern Lao   
Southern Kazakh   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Kazakhstan   

Dialect 3
Central Lao   
Western Kazakh   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Kazakhstan   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.17 %   
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
11.00 million   
99+

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   
Қазақ тілі / Qazaq tili / قازاق ٴتىلى   

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   
Kaisak, Kazak, Kosach, Qazaq   

French Name
lao   
kazakh   

German Name
Laotisch   
Kasachisch   

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw   
[qɑˈzɑq tɘˈlɘ]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Kazahks   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
17th Century   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Turkic Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Turkic   

Branch
Not Available   
Northwestern (Kipchak)   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Lao   
Kazakh   

Language Position
Not Available   
93   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
lo   
kk   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao   
kaz   

ISO 639 2/B
lao   
kaz   

ISO 639 3
lao   
kaz   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
laoo1244   
kaza1248   

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   
Agglutinative   

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

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Lao and Kazakh Speaking population

Lao and Kazakh speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Kazakh languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Kazakh Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Kazakh language is 0.17 %. 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 Kazakh on Lao vs Kazakh where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Lao and Kazakh Language Codes

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

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