Countries
Laos
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Total No. Of Countries
14
0
46
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National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Bangladesh, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
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Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
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.
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
Similar To
Thai Language
Assamese and Oriya
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
5351
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
2811
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
2740
9
60
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Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
62
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
Bye
Sôhk dii der
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
Chakma
Where They Speak
Laos
Bangladesh, Burma, India
How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00330,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
Hajong
Where They Speak
Laos
Bangladesh, India
How Many People Speak
3,000,000.0071,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Central Lao
Rarhi
Where They Speak
Laos
India
How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00230,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
625
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million215.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.22 %3.11 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
25.00 million196.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
3.00 million19.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
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
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
French Name
lao
bengali
German Name
Laotisch
Bengali
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
[ˈbeŋɡali]
Ethnicity
Lao people
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Origin
1283 CE
1000–1200 CE
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Tai
Indo-Iranian
Branch
-
Indic
Language Forms
Early Forms
No Early forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
Standard Forms
Lao
Bengali
Language Position
434
1
120
👆🏻
Signed Forms
Lao Sign Language
Signed Bengali
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
lo
bn
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
lao
ben
ISO 639 2/B
lao
ben
ISO 639 3
lao
ben
ISO 639 6
lao
ben
Glottocode
laoo1244
beng1280
Linguasphere
No data available
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Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
-
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
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