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Navajo and Lao


Lao
Lao
Lao and Navajo


Countries

Countries
United States of America  
Laos  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
United States of America  
Laos, Northeastern Thailand  

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

Speaking Continents
North America  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
Not Available  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
  • Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
  
  • 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
Apache Language  
Thai Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36  
18
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
28  
20

How Many Consonants
34  
24
27  
17

Scripts
Latin  
Thai and Lao Braille  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Yá'át'ééh  
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)  

Thank You
Ahéhee'  
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)  

How Are You?
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?  
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)  

Good Night
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'  
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)  

Good Evening
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)  

Good Afternoon
Yá'át'ééh  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)  

Good Morning
Yá'át'ééh abíní  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)  

Please
T'aa shoodi  
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  

Sorry
Not available  
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  

Bye
Hágoónee’  
Sôhk dii der  

I Love You
Ayóó ánííníshí  
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  

Excuse Me
Shoohá  
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Navajo1  
Vientiane Lao  

Where They Speak
Arizona  
Laos  

Dialect 2
Navajo2  
Northern Lao  

Where They Speak
New Mexico  
Laos  

Dialect 3
Navajo3  
Central Lao  

Where They Speak
Utah  
Laos  

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
Not Available  

Native Speakers
1.70 million  
99+
25.00 million  
32

Native Name
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí  
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)  

Alternative Names
Navaho  
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
navaho  
lao  

German Name
Navajo-Sprache  
Laotisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
pʰáːsǎː láːw  

Ethnicity
Navajo people  
Not Available  

History

Origin
1500 CE  
1283 CE  

Language Family
Dené–Yeniseian Family  
Tai-Kadai Family  

Subgroup
Athapascan  
Tai  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No Early forms  

Standard Forms
Navajo  
Lao  

Signed Forms
Navajo Sign Language  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
nv  
lo  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nav  
lao  

ISO 639 2/B
nav  
lao  

ISO 639 3
nav  
lao  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
nava1243  
laoo1244  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic  
Isolating  

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All Navajo 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 Navajo and Lao dialects. Various dialects of Navajo and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Navajo are spoken in different Navajo Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Navajo vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Navajo dialects include: Navajo1, Navajo2. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Navajo and Lao Speaking population

Navajo and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Navajo and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Navajo and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Navajo language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Navajo and Lao on Navajo vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Navajo and Lao Language Codes

Navajo and Lao language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Navajo and Lao Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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