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Quechua and Lao


Lao
Lao and Quechua


Countries

Countries
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru   
Laos   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
1   
14

National Language
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru   
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   

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

Speaking Continents
South 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
  • One of the most widely spoken indigenous language in the America is Quechua.
  • Quechua language has borrowed many words from Spanish.
  
  • 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
Not Available   
Thai Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
31   
13
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
28   
20

How Many Consonants
26   
16
27   
17

Scripts
Latin   
Thai and Lao Braille   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Rimaykullayki   
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   

Thank You
Solpayki   
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   

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

Good Night
Allin tuta   
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   

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

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

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

Please
Not Available   
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   

Sorry
Pampachaykuway   
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   

Bye
bye   
Sôhk dii der   

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

Excuse Me
Pampachaway   
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ancash   
Vientiane Lao   

Where They Speak
Peru   
Laos   

How Many People Speak
920,000.00   
29
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Huánuco   
Northern Lao   

Where They Speak
Peru   
Laos   

How Many People Speak
190,000.00   
33
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Yaru   
Central Lao   

Where They Speak
Peru   
Laos   

How Many People Speak
150,000.00   
25
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
10   
10
6   
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
8.90 million   
99+
25.00 million   
32

Native Name
Qhichwa   
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   

Alternative Names
North La Paz Quechua   
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
quechua   
lao   

German Name
Quechua-Sprache   
Laotisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
pʰáːsǎː láːw   

Ethnicity
Quechua   
Not Available   

History

Origin
16th Century   
1283 CE   

Language Family
Quechumaran Family   
Tai-Kadai Family   

Subgroup
Andean Equatorial   
Tai   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No Early forms   

Standard Forms
Quechua   
Lao   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
qu   
lo   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
que   
lao   

ISO 639 2/B
que   
lao   

ISO 639 3
que   
lao   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
quec1387   
laoo1244   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic   
Isolating   

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

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Quechua and Lao Speaking population

Quechua and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Quechua and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Quechua and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Quechua language is 0.13 % 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 Quechua and Lao on Quechua vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Quechua and Lao Language Codes

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

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