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Lao and Marwari


Lao
Marwari and Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos  
Rajastan, India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand  
Rajastan, India  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Nepal, Pakistan  

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.
  
  • Marwari language was historically written in Mahajani, which is version of the Landa script.
  • Marwari language is written in Arabic Alphabets in Pakistan.
  

Similar To
Thai Language  
Gujarati, Haryanvi, Hindi and Punjabi Languages  

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages  
Gujarati Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
42  
22

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28  
20
10  
7

How Many Consonants
27  
17
32  
22

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
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)  
khammaghani  

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)  
dhanyavaad  

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)  
Kikan ho sa?  

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)  
shubh raatri  

Good Evening
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)  
Shubh Honjh  

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)  
Shubh Befar  

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

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  
kirpa  

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  
Maaf Karo  

Bye
Sôhk dii der  
bye  

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  
main tanne pyaar karoon  

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  
maaf karo  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao  
Jogi  

Where They Speak
Laos  
India  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
14,000,000.00  
33

Dialect 2
Northern Lao  
Bagri  

Where They Speak
Laos  
India  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
14,000,000.00  
31

Dialect 3
Central Lao  
Dhundhari  

Where They Speak
Laos  
India  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
13,000,000.00  
28

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
22.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.22 %  
99+
0.21 %  
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
14.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
13.00 million  
37

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)  
Marwari  

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  
Marvadi, Marvari, Marwadi, Rajasthani  

French Name
lao  
marvari  

German Name
Laotisch  
Marwari  

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw  
[məˈrwɑːɾi]  

Ethnicity
Lao people  
Marwari or Marwadi  

History

Origin
1283 CE  
16  

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tai  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Lao  
Marwari  

Language Position
43  
40
72  
99+

Signed Forms
Lao Sign Language  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
lo  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao  
mwr  

ISO 639 2/B
lao  
mwr  

ISO 639 3
lao  
mwr  

ISO 639 6
lao  
mwr  

Glottocode
laoo1244  
raja1256  

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

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Lao and Marwari Speaking population

Lao and Marwari speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Marwari languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Marwari Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is 0.22 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Marwari language is 0.21 %. 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 Marwari on Lao vs Marwari where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Lao and Marwari Language Codes

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

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