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Lao and Pashto


Lao
Pashto and Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos   
Afganistan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Pakistan   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)   

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.
  
  • Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
  • The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
  

Similar To
Thai Language   
Persian and Balochi Languages   

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28   
20
7   
4

How Many Consonants
27   
17
29   
19

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille   
Arabic   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   
(salaam) سلام   

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر   

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟   

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير   

Good Evening
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)   
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير   

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)   
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير   

Good Morning
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)   
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏   

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   
(lotfan) لطفا   

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم   

Bye
Sôhk dii der   
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان   

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)   

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao   
Central Pashto   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
6,500,000.00   
14

Dialect 2
Northern Lao   
Northern Pashto   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
21,000,000.00   
4

Dialect 3
Central Lao   
Wanetsi   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
95,000.00   
29

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
21   
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
60.00 million   
27

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.58 %   
26

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
60.00 million   
20

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   
(paṧto) پښتو   

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   
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto   

French Name
lao   
pachto   

German Name
Laotisch   
Paschtu   

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw   
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Pashtun   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
1651   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Iranian   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Lao   
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto   

Language Position
Not Available   
82   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
lo   
ps   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao   
pus   

ISO 639 2/B
lao   
pus   

ISO 639 3
lao   
pus   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
laoo1244   
pash1269   

Linguasphere
No data available   
58-ABD-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Isolating   
Fusional   

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

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Lao and Pashto Speaking population

Lao and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 %. 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 Pashto on Lao vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Lao and Pashto Language Codes

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

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