National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Haiti
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Central America, North America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Cuba
Regulated By
Not Available
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)
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 the year 1940, the first technical orthography for Haitian Creole was developed.
- In Haiian Creole, the word 'creole' is of Latin origin via a Portuguese term that means, "person raised in one's house".
Similar To
Thai Language
French Language
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
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Alphabets in
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
HaitianCreole-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Bonjou
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
Mèsi
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Kijan ou yé?
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Bon nwit
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Bonswa
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Bon apre-midi
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Bon apre-midi
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Souple
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
Dezole
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Mwen renmen w
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Eskize m
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
Northern Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Laos
Cap-Haitien
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
Central Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Laos
Port-au-Prince
Dialect 3
Central Lao
Southern Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Laos
Cayes
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Kreyòl ayisyen
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
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole
French Name
lao
haïtien; créole haïtien
German Name
Laotisch
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
[kɣejɔl]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Haitians
Origin
1283 CE
17th Century
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Tai
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
No Early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Lao
Haitian Creole
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
laoo1244
hait1244
Linguasphere
No data available
51-AAC-cb
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
Not Available
Lao and Haitian Creole 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 Haitian Creole greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Lao and Haitian Creole language. Lao word for "Hello" is ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i) or Haitian Creole word for "Thank You" is Mèsi. Find more of such common Lao Greetings and Haitian Creole Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Lao vs Haitian Creole Difficulty
The Lao vs Haitian Creole difficulty level basically depends on the number of Lao Alphabets and Haitian Creole 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 Haitian Creole are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Lao and Haitian Creole, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Lao is 44 weeks while to learn Haitian Creole time required is 24 weeks.