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Lao and Welsh


Lao
Lao
Welsh and Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos  
Wales  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand  
Wales  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Argentina, United Kingdom  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Welsh Language Commissioner  

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 Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
  • Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  

Similar To
Thai Language  
English Language  

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages  
British Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28  
20
7  
4

How Many Consonants
27  
17
21  
11

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
30 weeks  
9

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)  
Helô  

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)  
Diolch  

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)  
Sut ydych chi?  

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)  
Nos da  

Good Evening
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)  
Noswaith dda  

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)  
P'nawn da  

Good Morning
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)  
Bore da  

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  
os gwelwch yn dda  

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  
Mae'n ddrwg gennym  

Bye
Sôhk dii der  
Hwyl  

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  
Dw i'n dy garu di  

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  
Esgusodwch fi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao  
Patagonian Welsh  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Argentina  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
38,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Northern Lao  
Y Wyndodeg  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Gwynedd  

Dialect 3
Central Lao  
Y Bowyseg  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Powys  

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
Not Available  

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
7.40 million  
99+

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)  
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg  

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  
Cymraeg  

French Name
lao  
gallois  

German Name
Laotisch  
Kymrisch  

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw  
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Welsh people  

History

Origin
1283 CE  
9th Century  

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tai  
Celtic  

Branch
Not Available  
Brythonic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms  
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh  

Standard Forms
Lao  
Welsh  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
lo  
cy  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao  
cym  

ISO 639 2/B
lao  
wel  

ISO 639 3
lao  
cym  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
laoo1244  
wels1247  

Linguasphere
No data available  
50-ABA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Historical  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Isolating  
Fusional  

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

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Lao and Welsh Speaking population

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

Lao and Welsh Language Codes

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

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