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Bodo and Lao


Lao
Lao and Bodo


Countries

Countries
Assam, India  
Laos  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Assam, India  
Laos, Northeastern Thailand  

Second Language
-  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
-  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
-  

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
-  
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
45  
25
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20  
17
28  
20

How Many Consonants
25  
15
27  
17

Scripts
Devanagari  
Thai and Lao Braille  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
34 weeks  
12
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

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  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)  

Good Afternoon
अन्धानि बार  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)  

Good Morning
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)  

Please
अननानै (Onnanwi)  
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  

Sorry
दु:खित  
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  

Bye
Lwrbw  
Sôhk dii der  

I Love You
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)  
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  

Excuse Me
दु:खित  
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect  
Vientiane Lao  

Where They Speak
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect  
Northern Lao  

Where They Speak
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect  
Central Lao  

Where They Speak
Assam, India, Nepal  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
1,300,000.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.22 %  
99+

Native Speakers
0.60 million  
99+
25.00 million  
32

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
3.00 million  
99+

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  

French Name
bodo  
lao  

German Name
Bodo  
Laotisch  

Pronunciation
[bɔɽo]  
pʰáːsǎː láːw  

Ethnicity
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)  
Lao people  

History

Origin
1913  
1283 CE  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Tai-Kadai Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Tai  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
-  
No Early forms  

Standard Forms
-  
Lao  

Language Position
30  
28
43  
40

Signed Forms
Signed Bodo  
Lao Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
br  
lo  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
brx  
lao  

ISO 639 2/B
brx  
lao  

ISO 639 3
brx  
lao  

ISO 639 6
brx  
lao  

Glottocode
bodo1269  
laoo1244  

Linguasphere
59-AAB  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Isolating  

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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.

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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

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