Is Khmer and Lao the same?

Cambodian culture has influenced Thai and Lao cultures and vice versa. Many Khmer loanwords are found in Thai and Lao, while many Lao and Thai loanwords are found in Khmer. The Thai and Lao alphabets are also derived from the Khmer script.

Are Khmer and Thai mutually intelligible?

Khmer isn’t mutually intelligible with Thai and Lao just like how French isn’t mutually intelligible with English and Scots. Both Thai and Lao belong to the same language family, the Tai–Kadai language family. Khmer belongs to the Austroasiatic language family which is a different language family altogether.

What language family do Thai Lao and Khmer belong to?

Both Thai and Lao belong to the same language family, the Tai–Kadai language family. Khmer belongs to the Austroasiatic language family which is a different language family altogether. That being said, all 3 languages were heavily influenced by Sanskrit and Pali (hence,…

What is the difference between Thai and Lao?

Thai and Lao is basically the same language so there is as much differences as one regional dislect from another. Both Thai and Lao also borrow heavily from Khmer culture since time memorial and so there are many of shared words between the three languages.

How many people speak Lao?

There are about 25 million native speakers of Lao language, mainly living in Laos and Isan. It is also recognised as a minority language in Thailand and Cambodia. Lao and Thai languages are very similar to each other. In fact, the two languages are linguistically similar, though their writing script varies a bit.

Are Thai words similar to Khmer words?

One more point : Thai words are used as the way the Khmer writes, not the way the khmer read. All three share a lot of similarity (especially when you are strictly talking about volcabulary).