Countries
Laos
  
United States of America
  
National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
  
United States of America
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
North America
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
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.
  
- Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
- Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
  
Similar To
Thai Language
  
Apache Language
  
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Navajo-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
  
Yá'át'ééh
  
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
  
Ahéhee'
  
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
  
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?
  
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
  
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'
  
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
  
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní
  
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
  
Yá'át'ééh
  
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
  
Yá'át'ééh abíní
  
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
  
T'aa shoodi
  
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
  
Not available
  
Bye
Sôhk dii der
  
Hágoónee’
  
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
  
Ayóó ánííníshí
  
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
  
Shoohá
  
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
  
Navajo1
  
Where They Speak
Laos
  
Arizona
  
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
  
Navajo2
  
Where They Speak
Laos
  
New Mexico
  
Dialect 3
Central Lao
  
Navajo3
  
Where They Speak
Laos
  
Utah
  
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million
  
40
1.70 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
25.00 million
  
32
1.70 million
  
99+
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
  
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí
  
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
  
Navaho
  
French Name
lao
  
navaho
  
German Name
Laotisch
  
Navajo-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Navajo people
  
Origin
1283 CE
  
1500 CE
  
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
  
Dené–Yeniseian Family
  
Subgroup
Tai
  
Athapascan
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No Early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Lao
  
Navajo
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Navajo Sign Language
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
lo
  
nv
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
lao
  
nav
  
ISO 639 2/B
lao
  
nav
  
ISO 639 3
lao
  
nav
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
laoo1244
  
nava1243
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
  
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic
  
Lao and Navajo Speaking population
Lao and Navajo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Navajo languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Navajo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Navajo language is Not Available. 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 Navajo on Lao vs Navajo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Lao and Navajo Language Codes
Lao and Navajo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Lao and Navajo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.