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Lao and Navajo


Lao
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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