Countries
Laos
India, Manipur
Total No. Of Countries
11
0
46
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National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
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
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Regulated By
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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.
- Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
- The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
Similar To
Thai Language
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
5327
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
286
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2715
9
60
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Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Bengali
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hard to Learn
Language Levels
63
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Khurumjari
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
Yamna nungaijare
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Athengba Ahing
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
মানিপুরি
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Nongale haugatl
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Chanbiduna
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
Saobiganu
Bye
Sôhk dii der
Chatcharage
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Eina nangbu nungsi
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
দুঃখিত
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
Loi
Where They Speak
Laos
Burma, Laos
How Many People Speak
3,000,000.005,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Northern Lao
Pangal
Where They Speak
Laos
Bangladesh, India
How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00273,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Central Lao
Meithei proper
Where They Speak
Laos
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
How Many People Speak
3,000,000.001,250,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
66
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
25.00 million1.50 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.22 %0.01 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
25.00 million1.50 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
3.00 million1.50 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
মৈইতৈইলোন
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
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
French Name
lao
Meithei
German Name
Laotisch
Meithei
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
Ethnicity
Lao people
Meithei people
Origin
1283 CE
1700
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Tai
Tibeto-Burman
Branch
-
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Language Forms
Early Forms
No Early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Lao
Standard Meithei
Language Position
4338
1
120
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Signed Forms
Lao Sign Language
Meithei Sign Language
Scope
Individual
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ISO 639 1
lo
No data available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
lao
mni
ISO 639 2/B
lao
mni
ISO 639 3
lao
mni
ISO 639 6
lao
mni
Glottocode
laoo1244
mani1292
Linguasphere
No data available
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Types of Language
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
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