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Lao and Navajo


Lao
Navajo and Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos   
United States of America   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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

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

Alphabets
53   
32
36   
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28   
20
12   
9

How Many Consonants
27   
17
34   
24

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
88 weeks   
13

Greetings

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
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)   
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní   

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)   
Yá'át'ééh   

Good Morning
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (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
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   
Ayóó ánííníshí   

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   
Shoohá   

Dialects

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   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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   

History

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   

Code

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   

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All Lao and Navajo 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 Navajo dialects. Various dialects of Lao and Navajo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Lao are spoken in different Lao Speaking Countries whereas Navajo Dialects are spoken in different Navajo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Lao vs Navajo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao, Northern Lao. Navajo dialects include: Navajo1 , Navajo2. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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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.

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