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Welsh and Lao


Lao
Lao
Lao and Welsh


Countries

Countries
Wales  
Laos  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Wales  
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
Argentina, United Kingdom  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Welsh Language Commissioner  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
  • Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  
  • 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
English Language  
Thai Language  

Derived From
British Language  
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29  
11
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
28  
20

How Many Consonants
21  
11
27  
17

Scripts
Latin  
Thai and Lao Braille  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
9
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Helô  
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)  

Thank You
Diolch  
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)  

How Are You?
Sut ydych chi?  
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)  

Good Night
Nos da  
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)  

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

Good Afternoon
P'nawn da  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)  

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

Please
os gwelwch yn dda  
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  

Sorry
Mae'n ddrwg gennym  
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  

Bye
Hwyl  
Sôhk dii der  

I Love You
Dw i'n dy garu di  
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  

Excuse Me
Esgusodwch fi  
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Patagonian Welsh  
Vientiane Lao  

Where They Speak
Argentina  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
38,000.00  
99+
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Y Wyndodeg  
Northern Lao  

Where They Speak
Gwynedd  
Laos  

Dialect 3
Y Bowyseg  
Central Lao  

Where They Speak
Powys  
Laos  

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
Not Available  

Native Speakers
7.40 million  
99+
25.00 million  
32

Native Name
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg  
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)  

Alternative Names
Cymraeg  
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
gallois  
lao  

German Name
Kymrisch  
Laotisch  

Pronunciation
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]  
pʰáːsǎː láːw  

Ethnicity
Welsh people  
Not Available  

History

Origin
9th Century  
1283 CE  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Tai-Kadai Family  

Subgroup
Celtic  
Tai  

Branch
Brythonic  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh  
No Early forms  

Standard Forms
Welsh  
Lao  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
cy  
lo  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cym  
lao  

ISO 639 2/B
wel  
lao  

ISO 639 3
cym  
lao  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
wels1247  
laoo1244  

Linguasphere
50-ABA  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Historical  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Isolating  

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

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Welsh and Lao Speaking population

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

Welsh and Lao Language Codes

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

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