Countries
Assam, India
Laos
National Language
Assam, India
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Second Language
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Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
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Not spoken in any of the countries
Interesting Facts
- In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
- Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
- 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
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language
Thai Language
Derived From
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Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Alphabets in
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Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Devanagari
Thai and Lao Braille
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
नमस्कार
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Thank You
धन्यवाद
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
How Are You?
Nungni khabora ma?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Good Night
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Good Evening
बोडो
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Good Afternoon
अन्धानि बार
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Good Morning
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Please
अननानै (Onnanwi)
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Sorry
दु:खित
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
I Love You
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Excuse Me
दु:खित
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Dialect 1
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect
Vientiane Lao
Where They Speak
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar
Laos
Dialect 2
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect
Northern Lao
Where They Speak
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari
Laos
Dialect 3
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect
Central Lao
Where They Speak
Assam, India, Nepal
Laos
Native Name
बड़ो (boṛo)
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Alternative Names
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci
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
Bodo
Laotisch
Pronunciation
[bɔɽo]
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Ethnicity
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)
Lao people
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
Tai
Early Forms
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No Early forms
Signed Forms
Signed Bodo
Lao Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
bodo1269
laoo1244
Linguasphere
59-AAB
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Isolating
All Bodo 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 Bodo and Lao dialects. Various dialects of Bodo and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bodo are spoken in different Bodo Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bodo vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bodo dialects include: (Sønabari) Western Boro dialect, (Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Bodo and Lao Speaking population
Bodo and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bodo and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Bodo and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bodo language is 0.01 % 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 Bodo and Lao on Bodo vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Bodo and Lao Language Codes
Bodo and Lao language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Bodo and Lao Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.