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Kannada and Lao


Lao
Lao and Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India  
Laos  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Karnataka, India  
Laos, Northeastern Thailand  

Second Language
Goa  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  
  • 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
Telugu  
Thai Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
49  
29
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14  
11
28  
20

How Many Consonants
35  
25
27  
17

Scripts
Kannada Script  
Thai and Lao Braille  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)  

Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)  

How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)  

Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)  

Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)  

Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)  

Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)  

Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  

Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  

Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)  
Sôhk dii der  

I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  

Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga  
Vientiane Lao  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
540,000.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Urali  
Northern Lao  

Where They Speak
kerala  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
6,440.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Kurumba  
Central Lao  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
220,000.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
49.00 million  
29
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
28
0.22 %  
99+

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
25.00 million  
32

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)  

Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi  
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
kannada  
lao  

German Name
Kannada  
Laotisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  
pʰáːsǎː láːw  

Ethnicity
Kannadiga  
Lao people  

History

Origin
c. 450  
1283 CE  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Tai-Kadai Family  

Subgroup
-  
Tai  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada  
No Early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Kannada  
Lao  

Language Position
31  
29
43  
40

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Lao Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
kn  
lo  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kan  
lao  

ISO 639 2/B
kan  
lao  

ISO 639 3
kan  
lao  

ISO 639 6
kan  
lao  

Glottocode
nucl1305  
laoo1244  

Linguasphere
No data available  
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 Kannada 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 Kannada and Lao dialects. Various dialects of Kannada and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kannada are spoken in different Kannada Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kannada vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kannada dialects include: Badaga, Urali. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Kannada and Lao Speaking population

Kannada and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % 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 Kannada and Lao on Kannada vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kannada and Lao Language Codes

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