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Lao vs Welsh


Lao
Lao
Welsh vs Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos  
Wales  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand  
Wales  

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  
Argentina, United Kingdom  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Welsh Language Commissioner  

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.
  
  • One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
  • Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  

Similar To
Thai Language  
English Language  

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages  
British Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28  
20
7  
4

How Many Consonants
27  
17
21  
11

Scripts
Thai and Lao 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
30 weeks  
9

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)  
Helô  

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)  
Diolch  

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)  
Sut ydych chi?  

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)  
Nos da  

Good Evening
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)  
Noswaith dda  

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)  
P'nawn da  

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

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  
os gwelwch yn dda  

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  
Mae'n ddrwg gennym  

Bye
Sôhk dii der  
Hwyl  

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  
Dw i'n dy garu di  

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  
Esgusodwch fi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao  
Patagonian Welsh  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Argentina  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
38,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Northern Lao  
Y Wyndodeg  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Gwynedd  

Dialect 3
Central Lao  
Y Bowyseg  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Powys  

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
Not Available  

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
7.40 million  
99+

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)  
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg  

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  
Cymraeg  

French Name
lao  
gallois  

German Name
Laotisch  
Kymrisch  

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw  
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Welsh people  

History

Origin
1283 CE  
9th Century  

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tai  
Celtic  

Branch
Not Available  
Brythonic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms  
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh  

Standard Forms
Lao  
Welsh  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
lo  
cy  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao  
cym  

ISO 639 2/B
lao  
wel  

ISO 639 3
lao  
cym  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
laoo1244  
wels1247  

Linguasphere
No data available  
50-ABA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Historical  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Isolating  
Fusional  

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Lao and Welsh Language History

Comparison of Lao vs Welsh language history gives us differences between origin of Lao and Welsh language. History of Lao language states that this language originated in 1283 CE whereas history of Welsh language states that this language originated in 9th 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 Welsh Language History.

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

Lao vs Welsh Difficulty

The Lao vs Welsh difficulty level basically depends on the number of Lao Alphabets and Welsh 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 Welsh are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Lao and Welsh, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Lao is 44 weeks while to learn Welsh time required is 30 weeks.

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