Countries
Laos
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
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
Not Available
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
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Tamil
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (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
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
Kongu
Where They Speak
Laos
Kongu
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Laos
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Dialect 3
Central Lao
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Laos
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
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
German Name
Laotisch
Tamil
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Tamil people or Tamilans
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Tai
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No Early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Lao
Modern Tamil
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
tam
Glottocode
laoo1244
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
Not Available
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 Not Available 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.