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Lao and Persian


Lao
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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