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Lao vs 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
-  
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Bodo and Lao Language History

Comparison of Bodo vs Lao language history gives us differences between origin of Bodo and Lao language. History of Bodo language states that this language originated in 1913 whereas history of Lao language states that this language originated in 1283 CE. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Bodo and Lao Language History.

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Bodo and Lao Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Bodo and Lao greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Bodo and Lao language. Bodo word for "Hello" is नमस्कार or Lao word for "Thank You" is ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i). Find more of such common Bodo Greetings and Lao Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Bodo vs Lao Difficulty

The Bodo vs Lao difficulty level basically depends on the number of Bodo Alphabets and Lao Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Bodo and Lao are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Bodo and Lao, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Bodo is 34 weeks while to learn Lao time required is 44 weeks.

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