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Lao and Kannada


Lao
Kannada and Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos  
India, Karnataka, India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

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
-  
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

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

Alphabets
53  
32
49  
29

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28  
20
14  
11

How Many Consonants
27  
17
35  
25

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille  
Kannada Script  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

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

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

Good Morning
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (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
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  

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

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao  
Badaga  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  

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

Dialect 2
Northern Lao  
Urali  

Where They Speak
Laos  
kerala  

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

Dialect 3
Central Lao  
Kurumba  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
49.00 million  
29

Speaking Population
0.22 %  
99+
0.58 %  
28

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
38.00 million  
26

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
11.00 million  
39

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  

History

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
43  
40
31  
29

Signed Forms
Lao Sign Language  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

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  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Isolating  
-  

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

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Lao and Kannada Speaking population

Lao and Kannada speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Kannada languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Kannada Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is 0.22 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 %. 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 Kannada on Lao vs Kannada where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Lao and Kannada Language Codes

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