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Lao and Maithili


Lao
Maithili and Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos  
India, Nepal  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

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  

Regulated By
-  
-  

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  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
47  
27

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28  
20
8  
5

How Many Consonants
27  
17
22  
12

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

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
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)  
shubh sandhya  

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

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

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  
kripaya  

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  
maf karai  

Bye
Sôhk dii der  
Alavidā  

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi  

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  
kripaya  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao  
Tharuwat  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Nepal  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
35,000,000.00  
21

Dialect 2
Northern Lao  
Madhubani  

Where They Speak
Laos  
North India  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
35,000,000.00  
19

Dialect 3
Central Lao  
Khortha  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Deoghar, France  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
35,000,000.00  
17

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
15  
14

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
32.00 million  
35

Speaking Population
0.22 %  
99+
0.41 %  
35

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
27.00 million  
30

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
2.80 million  
99+

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  

French Name
lao  
maithili  

German Name
Laotisch  
Maithili  

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw  
[ˈmaitʰili]  

Ethnicity
Lao people  
Maithil  

History

Origin
1283 CE  
14th century  

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tai  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Lao  
Standard Maithili  

Language Position
43  
40
40  
37

Signed Forms
Lao Sign Language  
Maithili Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
lo  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao  
mai  

ISO 639 2/B
lao  
mai  

ISO 639 3
lao  
mai  

ISO 639 6
lao  
mai  

Glottocode
laoo1244  
mait1250  

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 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.

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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.

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