Countries
Laos
India, Pakistan
National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Pakistan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Oceania
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India
Regulated By
Not Available
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
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.
- Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
- Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
Similar To
Thai Language
Arabic and Hindi Languages
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Ghaznavid Persian Language
Alphabets in
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
Urdu-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Arabic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
خوش آمديد
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
آپ کا شکریہ
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
آپ کیسے ہیں؟
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
گڈ نائٹ
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
سلام علیکم
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
گڈ آفٹر نون
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
گڈ مارننگ
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
براہ مہربانی
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
معاف کرنا
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
مجھے تم سے محبت
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
معاف کیجئے گا
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
Dakhini
Where They Speak
Laos
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
Hyderabadi Urdu
Where They Speak
Laos
India
Dialect 3
Central Lao
Rekhta
Where They Speak
Laos
South Asia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
اُردُو
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
Bihari
German Name
Laotisch
Urdu
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
[ˈʊrd̪u]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Not Available
Origin
1283 CE
12th Century CE
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Tai
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Early Forms
No Early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Lao
Modern Standard Urdu
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Urdu
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
laoo1244
urdu1245
Linguasphere
No data available
59-AAF-q
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
Fusional
All Lao and Urdu 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 Urdu dialects. Various dialects of Lao and Urdu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Lao are spoken in different Lao Speaking Countries whereas Urdu Dialects are spoken in different Urdu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Lao vs Urdu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao, Northern Lao. Urdu dialects include: Dakhini , Hyderabadi Urdu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Lao and Urdu Speaking population
Lao and Urdu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Urdu languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Urdu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 %. 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 Urdu on Lao vs Urdu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Lao and Urdu Language Codes
Lao and Urdu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Lao and Urdu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.