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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
Not Available   
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   
11
44 weeks   
11

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
Not Available   
170,000.00   
39

Dialect 2
Northern Lao   
Chenchu   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
26,000.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Central Lao   
Manna-Dora   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
30,000.00   
32

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
Not Available   
1.15 %   
15

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
75.00 million   
14

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
5.00 million   
29

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   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Telugu people   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
c. 575   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms   
Early Telugu epigraphy   

Standard Forms
Lao   
Telugu   

Language Position
Not Available   
15   
14

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

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
Not Available   
Not Available   

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   
Not Available   

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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 Not Available 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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