Countries
Laos
India, Nepal
National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
India, Nepal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Nepal
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
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.
- Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
- Maithili has rich literature.
Similar To
Thai Language
Bhojpuri Language
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
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Alphabets in
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Maithili-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
pranam
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
dhanyabad
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Aahan kehan chhi ?
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Śubharātri
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
shubh sandhya
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
dopahar ke bad namaskar
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Suprabhaat
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
kripaya
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
maf karai
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
kripaya
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
Tharuwat
Where They Speak
Laos
Nepal
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
Madhubani
Where They Speak
Laos
North India
Dialect 3
Central Lao
Khortha
Where They Speak
Laos
Deoghar, France
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)
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
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia
German Name
Laotisch
Maithili
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
[ˈmaitʰili]
Ethnicity
Lao people
Maithil
Origin
1283 CE
14th century
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No Early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Lao
Standard Maithili
Signed Forms
Lao Sign Language
Maithili Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
lo
No data available
Glottocode
laoo1244
mait1250
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
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All Lao and Maithili 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 Maithili dialects. Various dialects of Lao and Maithili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Lao are spoken in different Lao Speaking Countries whereas Maithili Dialects are spoken in different Maithili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Lao vs Maithili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao, Northern Lao. Maithili dialects include: Tharuwat , Madhubani. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Lao and Maithili Speaking population
Lao and Maithili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Maithili languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Maithili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is 0.22 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 %. 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 Maithili on Lao vs Maithili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Lao and Maithili Language Codes
Lao and Maithili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Lao and Maithili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.