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Lao and Telugu


Lao
Telugu and Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos  
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
4  
11

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand  
Andra Pradesh, India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Karnataka  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu  

Regulated By
-  
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh  

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.
  
  • Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
  • Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  

Similar To
Thai Language  
Tamil  

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
60  
35

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28  
20
19  
16

How Many Consonants
27  
17
41  
30

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille  
Telugu Script  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)  
హలో (Halō)  

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)  
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)  

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)  
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)  

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)  
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)  

Good Evening
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)  
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)  

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)  
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)  

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

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)  

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)  

Bye
Sôhk dii der  
బై (Bai)  

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)  

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao  
Waddar  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
170,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Northern Lao  
Chenchu  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
26,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Central Lao  
Manna-Dora  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
30,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
38  
28

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
80.00 million  
20

Speaking Population
0.22 %  
99+
1.15 %  
16

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
75.00 million  
14

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)  
తెలుగు (telugu)  

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  
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan  

French Name
lao  
télougou  

German Name
Laotisch  
Telugu-Sprache  

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw  
[ˈteluɡu]  

Ethnicity
Lao people  
Telugu people  

History

Origin
1283 CE  
c. 575  

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
Tai  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms  
Early Telugu epigraphy  

Standard Forms
Lao  
Telugu  

Language Position
43  
40
15  
14

Signed Forms
Lao Sign Language  
Signed Telugu  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
lo  
te  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao  
tel  

ISO 639 2/B
lao  
tel  

ISO 639 3
lao  
tel  

ISO 639 6
lao  
tel  

Glottocode
laoo1244  
telu1262  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Isolating  
-  

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

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Lao and Telugu Speaking population

Lao and Telugu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Telugu languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Telugu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is 0.22 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 %. 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 Telugu on Lao vs Telugu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Lao and Telugu Language Codes

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

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