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Latvian and Lao


Lao
Lao and Latvian


Countries

Countries
European Union, Latvia   
Laos   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Latvia   
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   

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

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Asia   

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

Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • The first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
  • The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Lithuanian Language   
Thai Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33   
15
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
28   
20

How Many Consonants
24   
14
27   
17

Scripts
Latin   
Thai and Lao Braille   

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
Sveiki   
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   

Thank You
Paldies   
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   

How Are You?
Kā jums klājas?   
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   

Good Night
Ar labunakti   
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   

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

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

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

Please
lūdzu   
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   

Sorry
Piedodiet!   
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   

Bye
Uz redzēšanos   
Sôhk dii der   

I Love You
Es tevi mīlu   
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   

Excuse Me
Piedodiet!   
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Livonian   
Vientiane Lao   

Where They Speak
Latvia   
Laos   

Dialect 2
Middle Latvian   
Northern Lao   

Where They Speak
Latvia   
Laos   

Dialect 3
High Latvian   
Central Lao   

Where They Speak
France, Latvia   
Laos   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
6   
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
1.75 million   
99+
25.00 million   
32

Native Name
latviešu valoda   
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   

Alternative Names
Lettish   
Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao   

French Name
letton   
lao   

German Name
Lettisch   
Laotisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
pʰáːsǎː láːw   

Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts   
Not Available   

History

Origin
1530   
1283 CE   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Tai-Kadai Family   

Subgroup
Baltic   
Tai   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No Early forms   

Standard Forms
Latvian   
Lao   

Signed Forms
Latvian Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
lv   
lo   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lav   
lao   

ISO 639 2/B
lav   
lao   

ISO 639 3
lav   
lao   

ISO 639 6
not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
latv1249   
laoo1244   

Linguasphere
54-AAB-a   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Isolating   

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All Latvian and Lao Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Latvian and Lao dialects. Various dialects of Latvian and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Latvian are spoken in different Latvian Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Latvian vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Latvian dialects include: Livonian, Middle Latvian. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Latvian and Lao Speaking population

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Latvian and Lao Language Codes

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