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Lao and Uyghur


Lao
Uyghur and Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos   
China   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   
China   

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   
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Working Committee of Ethnic Language and Writing of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region   

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.
  
  • Uyghur language has large quantity of loan words from Persian, Russian and Chinese.
  • Uyghur was originally written with the Orkhon Alphabets.
  

Similar To
Thai Language   
Uzbek Language   

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   
Gokturk Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
36   
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28   
20
9   
6

How Many Consonants
27   
17
27   
17

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille   
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Vertical, Top-To-Bottom   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   
Ässalamu läykum.   

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   
rakhmat   

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   
Yakshimasiz? / Qandaq ahwalingiz?   

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun   

Good Evening
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)   
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun!   

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)   
Not Available   

Good Morning
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)   
Atiganlikingz khayrilik bolsun!   

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   
birdam   

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   
kachurung   

Bye
Sôhk dii der   
Khayr khosh   

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   
sizni yahshi kOrman   

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   
Kachurung   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao   
Turpan   

Where They Speak
Laos   
China   

Dialect 2
Northern Lao   
Hotan   

Where They Speak
Laos   
China   

Dialect 3
Central Lao   
Lop Nur   

Where They Speak
Laos   
China   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
7   
7

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.12 %   
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
8.20 million   
99+

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   
Уйғур /ئۇيغۇر (ujġgur / uyghur)   

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   
Uighuir, Uighur, Uiguir, Uigur, Uygur, Weiwu’er, Wiga   

French Name
lao   
ouïgour   

German Name
Laotisch   
Uigurisch   

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw   
[ʊjʁʊrˈtʃɛ], [ʊjˈʁʊr tili]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Uyghur   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
11   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Turkic Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms   
Karakhanid, Chagatai, Eastern Turki   

Standard Forms
Lao   
Uyghur   

Language Position
Not Available   
98   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
lo   
ug   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao   
uig   

ISO 639 2/B
lao   
uig   

ISO 639 3
lao   
uig   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
laoo1244   
uigh1240   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Isolating   
Not Available   

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

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Lao and Uyghur Speaking population

Lao and Uyghur speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Uyghur languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Uyghur Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Uyghur language is 0.12 %. 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 Uyghur on Lao vs Uyghur where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Lao and Uyghur Language Codes

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

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