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Lao and Quechua


Lao
Quechua and Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos   
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
6   
9

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
South 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.
  
  • One of the most widely spoken indigenous language in the America is Quechua.
  • Quechua language has borrowed many words from Spanish.
  

Similar To
Thai Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
31   
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28   
20
5   
2

How Many Consonants
27   
17
26   
16

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   
Rimaykullayki   

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   
Solpayki   

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   
Allillanchu   

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   
Allin tuta   

Good Evening
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)   
Wuynas nuchis   

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)   
Wuynas tardis   

Good Morning
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)   
Wuynus diyas   

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   
Not Available   

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   
Pampachaykuway   

Bye
Sôhk dii der   
bye   

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   
Kuyayki   

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   
Pampachaway   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao   
Ancash   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Peru   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
920,000.00   
29

Dialect 2
Northern Lao   
Huánuco   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Peru   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
190,000.00   
33

Dialect 3
Central Lao   
Yaru   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Peru   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
150,000.00   
25

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
10   
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
8.90 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
8.90 million   
99+

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   
Qhichwa   

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   
North La Paz Quechua   

French Name
lao   
quechua   

German Name
Laotisch   
Quechua-Sprache   

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Quechua   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
16th Century   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Quechumaran Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Andean Equatorial   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Lao   
Quechua   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
lo   
qu   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao   
que   

ISO 639 2/B
lao   
que   

ISO 639 3
lao   
que   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
laoo1244   
quec1387   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Isolating   
Agglutinative, Synthetic   

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

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Lao and Quechua Speaking population

Lao and Quechua speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Quechua languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Quechua Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Quechua language is 0.13 %. 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 Quechua on Lao vs Quechua where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Lao and Quechua Language Codes

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

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