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Lao vs Irish


Lao
Irish vs Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos   
European Union, Ireland   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   
Ireland   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Ireland   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
United Kingdom   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Foras na Gaeilge   

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 Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  

Similar To
Thai Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
18   
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28   
20
5   
2

How Many Consonants
27   
17
13   
3

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
36 weeks   
10

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   
Dia dhuit   

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   
Go raibh maith agat   

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   
Conas atá tú ?   

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   
Oíche mhaith   

Good Evening
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Morning
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)   
Dia dhuit ar maidin   

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   
le do thoil   

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   
Tá brón orm   

Bye
Sôhk dii der   
Slán   

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   
Is breá liom thú   

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   
Gabh mo leithscéal   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao   
Connacht Irish   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Connacht   

Dialect 2
Northern Lao   
Munster Irish   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Munster   

Dialect 3
Central Lao   
Ulster Irish   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Ulster   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
0.14 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
1.65 million   
35

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   

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   
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   

French Name
lao   
irlandais moyen   

German Name
Laotisch   
Mittelirisch   

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw   
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Irish people   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
c. 750   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Celtic   

Branch
Not Available   
Goidelic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms   
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish   

Standard Forms
Lao   
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Irish Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
lo   
ga   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao   
gle   

ISO 639 2/B
lao   
gle   

ISO 639 3
lao   
gle   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
laoo1244   
iris1253   

Linguasphere
No data available   
50-AAA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Isolating   
Fusional   

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Lao and Irish Language History

Comparison of Lao vs Irish language history gives us differences between origin of Lao and Irish language. History of Lao language states that this language originated in 1283 CE whereas history of Irish language states that this language originated in c. 750. 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 Irish Language History.

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

Lao vs Irish Difficulty

The Lao vs Irish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Lao Alphabets and Irish 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 Irish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Lao and Irish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Lao is 44 weeks while to learn Irish time required is 36 weeks.

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