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Navajo and 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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