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Lao vs Turkish


Lao
Turkish vs Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos   
Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Romania, Turkey   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
11   
5

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   
Turkey   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia, Europe   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Turkish Language Association   

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.
  
  • Turkish language oldest written records are found upon stone monuments in Central Asia, in Orhun, Yenisey and Talas regions.
  • Turkish language was developed in the Middle East, streching all the way to Eastern Europe.
  

Similar To
Thai Language   
Azerbaijani Language   

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28   
20
8   
5

How Many Consonants
27   
17
21   
11

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   
Merhaba   

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   
teşekkür ederim   

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

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   
İyi Geceler   

Good Evening
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)   
İyi Akşamlar   

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)   
Tünaydın   

Good Morning
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)   
günaydın   

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   
lütfen   

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   
üzgünüm   

Bye
Sôhk dii der   
Hoşçakal   

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

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   
Afedersiniz   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao   
Azerbaijani Turkish   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Turkey   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
26,000,000.00   
9

Dialect 2
Northern Lao   
Crimean Turkish   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
480,000.00   
29

Dialect 3
Central Lao   
Gagauz   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
140,000.00   
26

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
9   
9

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
75.00 million   
23

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.95 %   
21

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
60.00 million   
20

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
15.00 million   
18

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   
Türkçe   

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   
Anatolian, Türkisch   

French Name
lao   
turc   

German Name
Laotisch   
Türkisch   

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw   
[ˈtyɾct͡ʃɛ]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Turkish   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
c. 1350   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Turkic Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Turkic   

Branch
Not Available   
Southwestern(Oghuz)   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms   
Old Anatalian Turkish, Ottoman Turkish and Turkish   

Standard Forms
Lao   
Ottoman Turkish(defunct)   

Language Position
Not Available   
19   
17

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Turkish Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
lo   
tr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao   
tur   

ISO 639 2/B
lao   
tur   

ISO 639 3
lao   
tur   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
laoo1244   
nucl1301   

Linguasphere
No data available   
44-AAB-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Isolating   
Synthetic   

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Lao and Turkish Language History

Comparison of Lao vs Turkish language history gives us differences between origin of Lao and Turkish language. History of Lao language states that this language originated in 1283 CE whereas history of Turkish language states that this language originated in c. 1350. 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 Turkish Language History.

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

Lao vs Turkish Difficulty

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

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