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Countries

Countries

Laos
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

Total No. Of Countries

16
0 46
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National Language

Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry

Speaking Continents

Asia
Asia

Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles

Regulated By

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Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University

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.
  • Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
  • The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.

Similar To

Thai Language
Malayalam

Derived From

Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
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Alphabets

Alphabets in

Alphabets

53247
18 247
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Phonology

How Many Vowels

2812
0 32
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How Many Consonants

2718
9 60
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Scripts

Thai and Lao Braille
Tamil

Writing Direction

Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal

Hard to Learn

Language Levels

63
2 12
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Time Taken to Learn

44 weeks44 weeks
3 88
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Greetings

Hello

ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)

Thank You

ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)

How Are You?

ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)

Good Night

ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)

Good Evening

ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)

Good Afternoon

ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)

Good Morning

ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)

Please

ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
தயவு (Tayavu)

Sorry

ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)

Bye

Sôhk dii der
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)

I Love You

ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)

Excuse Me

ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)

Dialects

Dialect 1

Vientiane Lao
Kongu

Where They Speak

Laos
Kongu

How Many People Speak

3,000,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5 960000000
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Dialect 2

Northern Lao
Madurai Tamil

Where They Speak

Laos
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu

How Many People Speak

3,000,000.0077,000,000.00
700 274000000
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Dialect 3

Central Lao
Tirunelveli Tamil

Where They Speak

Laos
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli

How Many People Speak

3,000,000.0077,000,000.00
2 230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects

610
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

25.00 million78.00 million
0 1200
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Speaking Population

0.22 %1.06 %
0 89
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Native Speakers

25.00 million70.00 million
0 873
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Second Language Speakers

3.00 million8.00 million
0.01 400
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Native Name

ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
தமிழ்

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
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili

French Name

lao
tamoul

German Name

Laotisch
Tamil

Pronunciation

pʰáːsǎː láːw
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]

Ethnicity

Lao people
Tamil people or Tamilans

History

Origin

1283 CE
300 BC

Language Family

Tai-Kadai Family
Dravidian Family

Subgroup

Tai
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Branch

-
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Language Forms

Early Forms

No Early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil

Standard Forms

Lao
Modern Tamil

Language Position

4318
1 120
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Signed Forms

Lao Sign Language
Signed Tamil

Scope

Individual
Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

lo
ta

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

lao
tam

ISO 639 2/B

lao
tam

ISO 639 3

lao
tam

ISO 639 6

lao
tam

Glottocode

laoo1244
tami1289, oldt1248

Linguasphere

No data available
tami1289

Types of Language

Language Type

Living
Living

Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb

Language Morphological Typology

Isolating
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Lao and Tamil Alphabets

Lao and Tamil Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Lao and Tamil. In Lao Alphabets there are 53 letters while in Tamil Alphabets there are 247 letters. To learn Lao and Tamil languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Lao and Tamil languages. The Lao phonology consist Lao vowels and Lao consonants. After alphabets, words are to be learned and after words, phrases in that language. Take a look at Lao greetings vs Tamil greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Lao and Tamil are Most Spoken Languages.

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

Lao and Tamil Speaking population

Lao and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is 0.22 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 %. 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 Tamil on Lao vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Lao and Tamil Language Codes

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