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Lao vs Galician


Lao
Lao
Galician vs Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos  
Galicia  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand  
Galicia  

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  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)  

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.
  
  • In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
  • The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  

Similar To
Thai Language  
Portuguese Language  

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
23  
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28  
20
7  
4

How Many Consonants
27  
17
19  
9

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
Not Available  

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)  
Ola  

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)  
Grazas  

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)  
Que tal estás?  

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)  
Boas noites  

Good Evening
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)  
Boa tarde  

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)  
Boa tarde  

Good Morning
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)  
Bos días  

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  
Por favor  

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  
Síntoo!  

Bye
Sôhk dii der  
Adeus  

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

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  
Perdoe!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao  
Eastern Galician  

Where They Speak
Laos  
East Galicia  

Dialect 2
Northern Lao  
Central Galician  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Central Galicia  

Dialect 3
Central Lao  
Western Galician  

Where They Speak
Laos  
West Galicia  

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
Not Available  

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
2.40 million  
99+

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)  
Galego  

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  
Galego, Gallego  

French Name
lao  
galicien  

German Name
Laotisch  
Galicisch  

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw  
[ɡaˈleɣo]  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Not Available  

History

Origin
1283 CE  
c. 1175  

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tai  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms  
Medieval Galician  

Standard Forms
Lao  
Galician  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
lo  
gl  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao  
glg  

ISO 639 2/B
lao  
glg  

ISO 639 3
lao  
glg  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
laoo1244  
gali1258  

Linguasphere
No data available  
51-AAA-ab  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Isolating  
Not Available  

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Lao and Galician Language History

Comparison of Lao vs Galician language history gives us differences between origin of Lao and Galician language. History of Lao language states that this language originated in 1283 CE whereas history of Galician language states that this language originated in c. 1175. 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 Galician Language History.

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

Lao vs Galician Difficulty

The Lao vs Galician difficulty level basically depends on the number of Lao Alphabets and Galician 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 Galician are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Lao and Galician, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Lao is 44 weeks while to learn Galician time required is Not Available.

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