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Lao and Persian


Lao
Persian and Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos   
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
3   
12

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan   

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.
  
  • In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
  • Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.
  

Similar To
Thai Language   
Pashto and Balochi Languages   

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   
Arabic Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
32   
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28   
20
6   
3

How Many Consonants
27   
17
23   
13

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille   
Arabic   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   
سلام   

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   
متشکرم   

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   
چطور هستید?   

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   
شب بخیر   

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

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)   
بعد از ظهر بخیر   

Good Morning
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)   
صبح به خیر   

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   
لطفا   

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   
متاسف   

Bye
Sôhk dii der   
خدا حافظ   

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   
من شما را دوست دارم   

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   
ببخشيد!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao   
Western Persian   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Iran, Iraq   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
47,000,000.00   
7

Dialect 2
Northern Lao   
Dari Persian   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Afganistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
12,500,000.00   
7

Dialect 3
Central Lao   
Tajik Persian   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
7,900,000.00   
6

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
12   
12

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
65.00 million   
26

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.99 %   
20

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
65.00 million   
17

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   
فارسی   

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   
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian   

French Name
lao   
persan   

German Name
Laotisch   
Persisch   

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw   
[fɒːɾˈsiː]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Persian people   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
1500 BC   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Iranian   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms   
Old Persian and Middle Persian   

Standard Forms
Lao   
Persian   

Language Position
Not Available   
23   
19

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Persian Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
lo   
fa   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao   
fas   

ISO 639 2/B
lao   
per   

ISO 639 3
lao   
pes   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
laoo1244   
fars1254   

Linguasphere
No data available   
58-AAC-c   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Isolating   
Synthetic   

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

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Lao and Persian Speaking population

Lao and Persian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Persian languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Persian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Persian language is 0.99 %. 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 Persian on Lao vs Persian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Lao and Persian Language Codes

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

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