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Lao vs Ilocano


Lao
Lao
Ilocano vs Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand  
Philippines  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Commission on the Filipino Language  

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.
  
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  

Similar To
Thai Language  
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28  
20
6  
3

How Many Consonants
27  
17
20  
10

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille  
Ilokano Braille, Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)  
Kablaaw  

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)  
Agyamanak  

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)  
Kumusta?  

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)  
Naimbag a rabii  

Good Evening
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)  
Naimbag a sardam  

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)  
Naimbag a malem  

Good Morning
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)  
Naimbag a bigat  

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  
Not available  

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  
Agpakawanak  

Bye
Sôhk dii der  
Pakada  

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

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  
Maawan-dayawen  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao  
Balangao  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
21,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Northern Lao  
Bontoc  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
41,000.00  
39

Dialect 3
Central Lao  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Not present  

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
2  
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
0.14 %  
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
9.10 million  
99+

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)  
ilokano  

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  
Ilokano, Iloko  

French Name
lao  
ilocano  

German Name
Laotisch  
Ilokano-Sprache  

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Ilocano people  

History

Origin
1283 CE  
18th Century  

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Tai  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Lao  
Modern Ilocano  

Language Position
Not Available  
94  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
lo  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao  
ilo  

ISO 639 2/B
lao  
ilo  

ISO 639 3
lao  
ilo  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
laoo1244  
ilok1237  

Linguasphere
No data available  
31-CBA-a  

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 Ilocano Language History

Comparison of Lao vs Ilocano language history gives us differences between origin of Lao and Ilocano language. History of Lao language states that this language originated in 1283 CE whereas history of Ilocano language states that this language originated in 18th 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 Ilocano Language History.

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

Lao vs Ilocano Difficulty

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

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