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Lao vs Galician


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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