Countries
Laos
  
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
  
National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
  
Portugal
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
United States of America
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
  
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.
  
- Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
- The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
  
Similar To
Thai Language
  
Spanish and Galician Languages
  
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Portuguese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
  
Olá
  
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
  
obrigado
  
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
  
Como você está?
  
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
  
boa noite
  
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
  
boa Noite
  
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
  
boa Tarde
  
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
  
bom Dia
  
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
  
Por Favor
  
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
  
pesaroso
  
Bye
Sôhk dii der
  
tchau
  
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
  
Eu te amo
  
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
  
desculpe me
  
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
  
Brazilian Portuguese
  
Where They Speak
Laos
  
Brazil
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
204,000,000.00
  
4
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
  
European Portuguese
  
Where They Speak
Laos
  
Portugal
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
10,000,000.00
  
9
Dialect 3
Central Lao
  
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
  
Where They Speak
Laos
  
Daman and Diu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million
  
40
231.00 million
  
7
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
25.00 million
  
32
216.00 million
  
5
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
15.00 million
  
18
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
  
Português
  
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
  
Português
  
French Name
lao
  
portugais
  
German Name
Laotisch
  
Portugiesisch
  
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
  
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Portuguese people or portugueses
  
Origin
1283 CE
  
3rd Century
  
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Tai
  
Romance
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No Early forms
  
Medieval Galician
  
Standard Forms
Lao
  
Portuguese
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Portuguese
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
lo
  
pt
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
lao
  
por
  
ISO 639 2/B
lao
  
por
  
ISO 639 3
lao
  
por
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
laoo1244
  
port1283
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
51-AAA-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
  
Not Available