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Lao vs Armenian


Lao
Armenian vs Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos   
Armenian Highland   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia, Europe   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Armenian National Academy of Sciences   

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.
  
  • The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
  • Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
  

Similar To
Thai Language   
Greek   

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
38   
20

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28   
20
6   
3

How Many Consonants
27   
17
32   
22

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille   
Armenian manuscript   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
12   
9

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   
Բարեւ (Barev)   

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)   

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)   

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)   

Good Evening
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)   
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)   

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)   
Բարի օր (Bari or)   

Good Morning
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)   
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)   

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)   

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   
կներեք (knerek’)   

Bye
Sôhk dii der   
Ց'տեսություն   

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)   

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao   
Eastern Armenian   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey   

Dialect 2
Northern Lao   
Western Armenian   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey   

Dialect 3
Central Lao   
Not Applicable   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Not Applicable   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
2   
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
6.00 million   
99+

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   
Հայերէն (Hayeren)   

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   
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri   

French Name
lao   
arménien   

German Name
Laotisch   
Armenisch   

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw   
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Armenians   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
late 5th century   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms   
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian   

Standard Forms
Lao   
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
lo   
hy   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao   
hye   

ISO 639 2/B
lao   
arm   

ISO 639 3
lao   
hye   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
laoo1244   
arme1241   

Linguasphere
No data available   
57-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Isolating   
Agglutinative, Synthetic   

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Lao and Armenian Language History

Comparison of Lao vs Armenian language history gives us differences between origin of Lao and Armenian language. History of Lao language states that this language originated in 1283 CE whereas history of Armenian language states that this language originated in late 5th century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Lao and Armenian Language History.

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Lao and Armenian Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Lao and Armenian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Lao and Armenian language. Lao word for "Hello" is ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i) or Armenian word for "Thank You" is Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun). Find more of such common Lao Greetings and Armenian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Lao vs Armenian Difficulty

The Lao vs Armenian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Lao Alphabets and Armenian Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Lao and Armenian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Lao and Armenian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Lao is 44 weeks while to learn Armenian time required is 44 weeks.

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