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Lao and Latvian


Lao
Lao
Latvian and Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos  
European Union, Latvia  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand  
Latvia  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

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

Regulated By
Not Available  
Latvian State Language Center  

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 first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
  • The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
  

Similar To
Thai Language  
Lithuanian Language  

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28  
20
9  
6

How Many Consonants
27  
17
24  
14

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
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)  
Sveiki  

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)  
Paldies  

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)  
Kā jums klājas?  

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)  
Ar labunakti  

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

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

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

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  
lūdzu  

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  
Piedodiet!  

Bye
Sôhk dii der  
Uz redzēšanos  

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  
Es tevi mīlu  

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  
Piedodiet!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao  
Livonian  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Latvia  

Dialect 2
Northern Lao  
Middle Latvian  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Latvia  

Dialect 3
Central Lao  
High Latvian  

Where They Speak
Laos  
France, Latvia  

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
Not Available  

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
1.75 million  
99+

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)  
latviešu valoda  

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  
Lettish  

French Name
lao  
letton  

German Name
Laotisch  
Lettisch  

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Latvians or Letts  

History

Origin
1283 CE  
1530  

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tai  
Baltic  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Lao  
Latvian  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Latvian Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
lo  
lv  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao  
lav  

ISO 639 2/B
lao  
lav  

ISO 639 3
lao  
lav  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
not Available  

Glottocode
laoo1244  
latv1249  

Linguasphere
No data available  
54-AAB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Isolating  
Synthetic  

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

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Lao and Latvian Speaking population

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Lao and Latvian Language Codes

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