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Lao vs Kashmiri


Lao
Kashmiri vs Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand  
India, Pakistan  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
-  

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.
  
  • Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
  • Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
  

Similar To
Thai Language  
Hindi and Urdu Languages  

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28  
20
17  
14

How Many Consonants
27  
17
27  
17

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille  
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)  
Assalām ‘alaikum  

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)  
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)  

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)  
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)  

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)  
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)  

Good Evening
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)  
سہا مسا  

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)  
Hach t'ochoktiya  

Good Morning
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)  
Hach ch'i  

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  
مهربانی کر  

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)  

Bye
Sôhk dii der  
Khuda hāfiz  

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  
be chus che seth mohabat karaan  

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao  
Kashtawari  

Where They Speak
Laos  
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
6,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Northern Lao  
Poguli  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Pogul and Paristan valleys  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
6,100,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Central Lao  
Rambani  

Where They Speak
Laos  
India  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
5,600,000.00  
36

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
5.60 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.22 %  
99+
0.05 %  
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
5.42 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)  
कॉशुर / كٲشُر  

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  
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur  

French Name
lao  
kashmiri  

German Name
Laotisch  
Kaschmiri  

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw  
[kəːʃur]  

Ethnicity
Lao people  
Kashmiris or koshur  

History

Origin
1283 CE  
12th Century  

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tai  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Lao  
Kashmiri  

Language Position
43  
40
23  
21

Signed Forms
Lao Sign Language  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
lo  
ks  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao  
kas  

ISO 639 2/B
lao  
kas  

ISO 639 3
lao  
kas  

ISO 639 6
lao  
kas  

Glottocode
laoo1244  
kash1277  

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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Lao and Kashmiri Language History

Comparison of Lao vs Kashmiri language history gives us differences between origin of Lao and Kashmiri language. History of Lao language states that this language originated in 1283 CE whereas history of Kashmiri language states that this language originated in 12th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Lao and Kashmiri Language History.

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Lao and Kashmiri Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Lao and Kashmiri greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Lao and Kashmiri language. Lao word for "Hello" is ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i) or Kashmiri word for "Thank You" is शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya). Find more of such common Lao Greetings and Kashmiri Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Lao vs Kashmiri Difficulty

The Lao vs Kashmiri difficulty level basically depends on the number of Lao Alphabets and Kashmiri Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Lao and Kashmiri are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Lao and Kashmiri, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Lao is 44 weeks while to learn Kashmiri time required is 44 weeks.

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