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Welsh and 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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