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Uyghur and Lao


Lao
Lao and Uyghur


Countries

Countries
China   
Laos   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
China   
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Working Committee of Ethnic Language and Writing of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Uyghur language has large quantity of loan words from Persian, Russian and Chinese.
  • Uyghur was originally written with the Orkhon Alphabets.
  
  • 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
Uzbek Language   
Thai Language   

Derived From
Gokturk Language   
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36   
18
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
28   
20

How Many Consonants
27   
17
27   
17

Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin   
Thai and Lao Braille   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Vertical, Top-To-Bottom   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Ässalamu läykum.   
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   

Thank You
rakhmat   
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   

How Are You?
Yakshimasiz? / Qandaq ahwalingiz?   
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   

Good Night
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun   
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   

Good Evening
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun!   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)   

Good Morning
Atiganlikingz khayrilik bolsun!   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)   

Please
birdam   
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   

Sorry
kachurung   
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   

Bye
Khayr khosh   
Sôhk dii der   

I Love You
sizni yahshi kOrman   
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   

Excuse Me
Kachurung   
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Turpan   
Vientiane Lao   

Where They Speak
China   
Laos   

Dialect 2
Hotan   
Northern Lao   

Where They Speak
China   
Laos   

Dialect 3
Lop Nur   
Central Lao   

Where They Speak
China   
Laos   

Total No. Of Dialects
7   
7
6   
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.12 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
8.20 million   
99+
25.00 million   
32

Native Name
Уйғур /ئۇيغۇر (ujġgur / uyghur)   
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   

Alternative Names
Uighuir, Uighur, Uiguir, Uigur, Uygur, Weiwu’er, Wiga   
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
ouïgour   
lao   

German Name
Uigurisch   
Laotisch   

Pronunciation
[ʊjʁʊrˈtʃɛ], [ʊjˈʁʊr tili]   
pʰáːsǎː láːw   

Ethnicity
Uyghur   
Not Available   

History

Origin
11   
1283 CE   

Language Family
Turkic Family   
Tai-Kadai Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Tai   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Karakhanid, Chagatai, Eastern Turki   
No Early forms   

Standard Forms
Uyghur   
Lao   

Language Position
98   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ug   
lo   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
uig   
lao   

ISO 639 2/B
uig   
lao   

ISO 639 3
uig   
lao   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
uigh1240   
laoo1244   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Isolating   

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

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Uyghur and Lao Speaking population

Uyghur and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Uyghur and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Uyghur and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Uyghur language is 0.12 % 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 Uyghur and Lao on Uyghur vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Uyghur and Lao Language Codes

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

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