Assamese and Lao
National Language
Bangladesh, India
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
Bangladesh, Bhutan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Asam Sahitya Sabha
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Interesting Facts
- Assamese was reinstated as the state language of Assam in 1873.
- Assamese language has its own stream of origin, it is evolved in a different way from rest of the Indo-Aryan languages of India.
- 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
Bengali and Oriya
Thai Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Alphabets in
Assamese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Bengali
Thai and Lao Braille
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
nomoskaar
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Thank You
ḍhonyobaaḍ
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
How Are You?
aapuni kene aase?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Good Night
subhoraattri
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Good Evening
subha gadhuli
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Good Afternoon
subha abeli
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Good Morning
suprobhaat
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Please
anugroha kori
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Sorry
moi ḍukkhita
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
I Love You
moi tomaak bhaalpaao
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Excuse Me
kyoma koribo
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Dialect 1
Kamrupi
Vientiane Lao
Where They Speak
Western Assam
Laos
Dialect 2
Goalpariya
Northern Lao
Where They Speak
Western Assam
Laos
Dialect 3
Bhakatiya
Central Lao
Where They Speak
Assam
Laos
Native Name
অসমীয়া (asamīẏa)
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Alternative Names
Asambe, Asami, Asamiya
Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao
German Name
Assamesisch
Laotisch
Pronunciation
[ɔxɔmɔnɔ]
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Ethnicity
Assamese people
Lao people
Origin
7th century A.D
1283 CE
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Tai
Early Forms
Kamarupa
No Early forms
Standard Forms
Assamese
Lao
Signed Forms
Signed Assamese
Lao Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
assa1263
laoo1244
Linguasphere
59-AAF-w
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Isolating
All Assamese 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 Assamese and Lao dialects. Various dialects of Assamese and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Assamese are spoken in different Assamese Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Assamese vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Assamese dialects include: Kamrupi, Goalpariya. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Assamese and Lao Speaking population
Assamese and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Assamese and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Assamese and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Assamese language is 0.24 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Lao language is 0.22 %. 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 Assamese and Lao on Assamese vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Assamese and Lao Language Codes
Assamese and Lao language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Assamese and Lao Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.