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Lao and Luri


Lao
Lao
Luri and Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos   
Iran   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   
Iran   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not Available   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Antartica   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not Available   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

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.
  
Not Available   

Similar To
Thai Language   
Persian   

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
45   
25

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28   
20
5   
2

How Many Consonants
27   
17
40   
29

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille   
Arabic   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
25 weeks   
7

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   
hello   

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   
Thank you   

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   
how are you   

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   
Good night   

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

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

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

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   
Please   

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   
sorry   

Bye
Sôhk dii der   
bye   

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   
i love you   

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   
excuse me   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao   
Feyli lurish   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Eastern Iraq, Western Iran   

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

Dialect 2
Northern Lao   
Bakhtiari   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Iran   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
3,000,000.00   
18

Dialect 3
Central Lao   
Laki   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Iran   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,000,000.00   
20

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
5   
5

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.00 %   
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
0.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
89.00 million   
10

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   
nanme   

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   
Lori, Luri, Luristani   

French Name
lao   
Not Available   

German Name
Laotisch   
Not Available   

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw   
[ˈoɽia]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Lurs   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
19 BC   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms   
gd   

Standard Forms
Lao   
gd   

Language Position
Not Available   
23   
19

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Indian Signing System   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
lo   
12   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao   
Not Available   

ISO 639 2/B
lao   
Not Available   

ISO 639 3
lao   
12   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
laoo1244   
12   

Linguasphere
No data available   
12   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Isolating   
Not Available   

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

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Lao and Luri Speaking population

Lao and Luri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Luri languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Luri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Luri language is 0.00 %. 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 Luri on Lao vs Luri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Lao and Luri Language Codes

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

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