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Lao
Hindi and Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos  
Fiji, India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand  
India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Oceania  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
Central Hindi Directorate  

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
  • In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
  

Similar To
Thai Language  
Urdu  

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28  
20
11  
8

How Many Consonants
27  
17
33  
23

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille  
Devanagari  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)  
नमस्ते (Namastē)  

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)  
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)  

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)  
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)  

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)  
शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)  

Good Evening
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)  
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)  

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)  
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)  

Good Morning
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)  
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)  

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  
कृपया (Kr̥payā)  

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  
खेद (Khēda)  

Bye
Sôhk dii der  
अलविदा (Alavidā)  

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)  

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao  
Khariboli  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
240,000,000.00  
3

Dialect 2
Northern Lao  
Marwari  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
22,000,000.00  
24

Dialect 3
Central Lao  
Bundeli  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Bundelkhand  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
24

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
21  
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
380.00 million  
5

Speaking Population
0.22 %  
99+
4.70 %  
5

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
260.00 million  
4

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
120.00 million  
6

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)  
हिन्दी  

Alternative Names
Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao  
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli  

French Name
lao  
hindi  

German Name
Laotisch  
Hindi  

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw  
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]  

Ethnicity
Lao people  
Hindustani people  

History

Origin
1283 CE  
7th Century  

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tai  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Lao  
Standard Hindi  

Language Position
43  
40
5  
5

Signed Forms
Lao Sign Language  
Indian Signing System  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
lo  
hi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao  
hin  

ISO 639 2/B
lao  
hin  

ISO 639 3
lao  
hin  

ISO 639 6
lao  
hins  

Glottocode
laoo1244  
hind1269  

Linguasphere
No data available  
59-AAF-qf  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Isolating  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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

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Lao and Hindi Speaking population

Lao and Hindi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Hindi languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Hindi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is 0.22 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hindi language is 4.70 %. 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 Lao and Hindi on Lao vs Hindi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Lao and Hindi Language Codes

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

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