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Lao
Korean and Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos   
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
5   
10

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   
North Korea, South Korea   

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   
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America   

Regulated By
Not Available   
The National Institute of the Korean 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.
  
  • Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
  • Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
  

Similar To
Thai Language   
Chinese and Japanese languages   

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
40   
21

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28   
20
21   
18

How Many Consonants
27   
17
19   
9

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille   
Hangul   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
88 weeks   
13

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)   

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)   

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)   

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)   

Good Evening
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)   
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)   

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)   
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)   

Good Morning
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)   
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)   

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   
하십시오 (hasibsio)   

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)   

Bye
Sôhk dii der   
안녕 (annyeong)   

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)   

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao   
Jeju   

Where They Speak
Laos   
South Korea   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
10,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Northern Lao   
Gyeongsang   

Where They Speak
Laos   
South Korea   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
10,000,000.00   
9

Dialect 3
Central Lao   
Hamgyŏng   

Where They Speak
Laos   
China, North Korea   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
12   
12

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
77.00 million   
22

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.14 %   
16

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
77.00 million   
12

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   
한국어 (조선말)   

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   
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh   

French Name
lao   
coréen   

German Name
Laotisch   
Koreanisch   

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Koreans   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
Before 1st century   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Koreanic Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms   
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean   

Standard Forms
Lao   
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard   

Language Position
Not Available   
12   
11

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Korean Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
lo   
ko   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao   
kor   

ISO 639 2/B
lao   
kor   

ISO 639 3
lao   
Kor   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
laoo1244   
kore1280   

Linguasphere
No data available   
45-AAA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Isolating   
Agglutinative   

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

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Lao and Korean Speaking population

Lao and Korean speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Korean languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Korean Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 %. 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 Korean on Lao vs Korean where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Lao and Korean Language Codes

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

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