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Lao vs Basque


Lao
Lao
Basque vs Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos  
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand  
France, Spain  

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  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee  

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 Basque language is the oldest European language.
  • Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
  

Similar To
Thai Language  
Spanish  

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28  
20
5  
2

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
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
88 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)  
Kaixo  

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)  
Eskerrik asko  

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)  
Zer moduz?  

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)  
Gabon  

Good Evening
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)  
Arratsalde on  

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)  
Arratsalde on  

Good Morning
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)  
Egun on  

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  
Mesedez  

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  
Barkatu  

Bye
Sôhk dii der  
Agur  

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

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  
Barkatu  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao  
Navarro-Lapurdian  

Where They Speak
Laos  
France  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
68,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Northern Lao  
Souletin  

Where They Speak
Laos  
France, Soule, Spain  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
8,700.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Central Lao  
Biscayan  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Spain  

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
Not Available  

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
7.20 million  
99+

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)  
Not available  

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  
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense  

French Name
lao  
basque  

German Name
Laotisch  
Baskisch  

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Basque people  

History

Origin
1283 CE  
c. 1000  

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family  
Vasconic Family  

Subgroup
Tai  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms  
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian  

Standard Forms
Lao  
Basque  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Not Available  

Code

ISO 639 1
lo  
eu  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao  
eus  

ISO 639 2/B
lao  
baq  

ISO 639 3
lao  
eus  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
laoo1244  
basq1248  

Linguasphere
No data available  
40-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Not Available  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Isolating  
Agglutinative  

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Lao and Basque Language History

Comparison of Lao vs Basque language history gives us differences between origin of Lao and Basque language. History of Lao language states that this language originated in 1283 CE whereas history of Basque language states that this language originated in c. 1000. 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 Basque Language History.

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Lao and Basque 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 Basque greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Lao and Basque language. Lao word for "Hello" is ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i) or Basque word for "Thank You" is Eskerrik asko. Find more of such common Lao Greetings and Basque Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Lao vs Basque Difficulty

The Lao vs Basque difficulty level basically depends on the number of Lao Alphabets and Basque 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 Basque are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Lao and Basque, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Lao is 44 weeks while to learn Basque time required is 88 weeks.

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