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Lao vs Macedonian


Lao
Macedonian vs Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos   
Macedonia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia   

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   
Albania, Romania, Serbia   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Macedonian Language Institute "Krste Misirkov"   

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.
  
  • There are plenty of loan words in Macedonian language from the Serbian, Bulgarian and Russian languages.
  • The only Indo-European language that make use of the narrative mood is Macedonian language.
  

Similar To
Thai Language   
Bulgarian, Polish, Russian and Serbian Languages   

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
31   
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28   
20
5   
2

How Many Consonants
27   
17
26   
16

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille   
Cyrillic, Macedonian Braille   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   
Здраво (Zdravo)   

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   
Благодарам (Blagodaram)   

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   
Како си? (Kako si?)   

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   
Добра ноќ (Dobra nok)   

Good Evening
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)   
Добра вечер (Dobra večer)   

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)   
Добар ден (Dobar den)   

Good Morning
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)   
Добро утро (Dobro utro)   

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   
Ве молиме (Ve molime)   

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   
жал (žal)   

Bye
Sôhk dii der   
Чао (Čao)   

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   
Те сакам (Te sakam)   

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   
Извинете ме (Izvinete me)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao   
Torlakian   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Bulgaria, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1.50   
99+

Dialect 2
Northern Lao   
Debar   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Macedonia   

Dialect 3
Central Lao   
Galičnik   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Macedonia   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
28   
23

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
2.50 million   
99+

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   
македонски (Makedonski) македонски јазик (makedonski jazik)   

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   
Macedonian Slavic, Makedonski, Slavic   

French Name
lao   
macédonien   

German Name
Laotisch   
Makedonisch   

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw   
[maˈkɛdɔnski ˈjazik]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Macedonians   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
2200 BC   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Slavic   

Branch
Not Available   
Southern   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Lao   
Macedonian   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Macedonian Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
lo   
mk   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao   
mkd   

ISO 639 2/B
lao   
mac   

ISO 639 3
lao   
mkd   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
laoo1244   
mace1250   

Linguasphere
No data available   
53-AAA-ha   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Isolating   
Analytic   

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Lao and Macedonian Language History

Comparison of Lao vs Macedonian language history gives us differences between origin of Lao and Macedonian language. History of Lao language states that this language originated in 1283 CE whereas history of Macedonian language states that this language originated in 2200 BC. 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 Macedonian Language History.

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

Lao vs Macedonian Difficulty

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

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