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Lao vs Haitian Creole


Lao
Lao
Haitian Creole vs Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos  
Haiti  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

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  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28  
20
7  
4

How Many Consonants
27  
17
20  
10

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
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

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
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)  
Bonswa  

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)  
Bon apre-midi  

Good Morning
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)  
Bon apre-midi  

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  
Souple  

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  
Dezole  

Bye
Sôhk dii der  
Babay  

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  
Mwen renmen w  

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  
Eskize m  

Dialects

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  

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
0.15 %  
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
9.60 million  
99+

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  

History

Origin
1283 CE  
17th 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  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Lao  
Haitian Creole  

Language Position
Not Available  
99  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
lo  
ht  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao  
hat  

ISO 639 2/B
lao  
hat  

ISO 639 3
lao  
hat  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
laoo1244  
hait1244  

Linguasphere
No data available  
51-AAC-cb  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Isolating  
Not Available  

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Lao and Haitian Creole Language History

Comparison of Lao vs Haitian Creole language history gives us differences between origin of Lao and Haitian Creole language. History of Lao language states that this language originated in 1283 CE whereas history of Haitian Creole language states that this language originated in 17th 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 Haitian Creole Language History.

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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.

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