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Kashmiri and Lao


Lao
Lao and Kashmiri


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan   
Laos   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
India, Pakistan   
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
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
  • Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
  
  • 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
Hindi and Urdu Languages   
Thai Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
17   
14
28   
20

How Many Consonants
27   
17
27   
17

Scripts
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script   
Thai and Lao Braille   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Assalām ‘alaikum   
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   

Thank You
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)   
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   

How Are You?
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)   
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   

Good Night
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)   
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   

Good Evening
Not Available   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)   

Good Afternoon
Hach t'ochoktiya   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)   

Good Morning
Hach ch'i   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)   

Please
Not Available   
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   

Sorry
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)   
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   

Bye
Khuda hāfiz   
Sôhk dii der   

I Love You
be chus che seth mohabat karaan   
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   

Excuse Me
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)   
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kashtawari   
Vientiane Lao   

Where They Speak
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India   
Laos   

Dialect 2
Poguli   
Northern Lao   

Where They Speak
Pogul and Paristan valleys   
Laos   

Dialect 3
Rambani   
Central Lao   

Where They Speak
India   
Laos   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
6   
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
5.42 million   
99+
25.00 million   
32

Native Name
कॉशुर / كٲشُر   
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   

Alternative Names
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur   
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
kashmiri   
lao   

German Name
Kaschmiri   
Laotisch   

Pronunciation
[kəːʃur]   
pʰáːsǎː láːw   

Ethnicity
Kashmiris or koshur   
Not Available   

History

Origin
12th Century   
1283 CE   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Tai-Kadai Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Tai   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No Early forms   

Standard Forms
Kashmiri   
Lao   

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ks   
lo   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kas   
lao   

ISO 639 2/B
kas   
lao   

ISO 639 3
kas   
lao   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
kash1277   
laoo1244   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Isolating   

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All Kashmiri 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 Kashmiri and Lao dialects. Various dialects of Kashmiri and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kashmiri are spoken in different Kashmiri Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kashmiri vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kashmiri dialects include: Kashtawari, Poguli. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Kashmiri and Lao Speaking population

Kashmiri and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kashmiri and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Kashmiri and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kashmiri language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available. 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 Kashmiri and Lao on Kashmiri vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kashmiri and Lao Language Codes

Kashmiri and Lao language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kashmiri and Lao Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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