Countries
Laos
India, Manipur
National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast 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
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Regulated By
Not Available
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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.
- Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
- The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
Similar To
Thai Language
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Bengali
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Khurumjari
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
Yamna nungaijare
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Athengba Ahing
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
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Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
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Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Nongale haugatl
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Chanbiduna
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
Saobiganu
Bye
Sôhk dii der
Chatcharage
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Eina nangbu nungsi
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
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Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
Loi
Where They Speak
Laos
Burma, Laos
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
Pangal
Where They Speak
Laos
Bangladesh, India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Central Lao
Meithei proper
Where They Speak
Laos
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
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Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
মৈইতৈইলোন
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
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
German Name
Laotisch
Meithei
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
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Ethnicity
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Meithei people
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Tai
Tibeto-Burman
Branch
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Early Forms
No Early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Lao
Standard Meithei
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual
Not Available
ISO 639 1
lo
No data available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
laoo1244
mani1292
Linguasphere
No data available
omp
Language Type
Living
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
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All Lao and Meithei 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 Meithei dialects. Various dialects of Lao and Meithei language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Lao are spoken in different Lao Speaking Countries whereas Meithei Dialects are spoken in different Meithei speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Lao vs Meithei Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao, Northern Lao. Meithei dialects include: Loi , Pangal. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Lao and Meithei Speaking population
Lao and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available. 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 Meithei on Lao vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Lao and Meithei Language Codes
Lao and Meithei language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Lao and Meithei Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.