Countries
Laos
India, Karnataka, India
Total No. Of Countries
11
0
46
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National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Karnataka, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Goa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Regulated By
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Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
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.
- 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.
Similar To
Thai Language
Telugu
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
5349
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
2814
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2735
9
60
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Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Kannada Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
65
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
Bye
Sôhk dii der
ಬೈ (Bai)
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
Badaga
Where They Speak
Laos
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00540,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Northern Lao
Urali
Where They Speak
Laos
kerala
How Many People Speak
3,000,000.006,440.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Central Lao
Kurumba
Where They Speak
Laos
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00220,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
620
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
25.00 million49.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.22 %0.58 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
25.00 million38.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
3.00 million11.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
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
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
French Name
lao
kannada
German Name
Laotisch
Kannada
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
Ethnicity
Lao people
Kannadiga
Origin
1283 CE
c. 450
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Tai
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No Early forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
Standard Forms
Lao
Modern Kannada
Language Position
4331
1
120
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Signed Forms
Lao Sign Language
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
lo
kn
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
lao
kan
ISO 639 2/B
lao
kan
ISO 639 3
lao
kan
ISO 639 6
lao
kan
Glottocode
laoo1244
nucl1305
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
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