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Lao vs Oriya


Lao
Oriya vs Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand  
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  
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.
  
  • The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
  • Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
  

Similar To
Thai Language  
Bengali and Assamese  

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
42  
22

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28  
20
11  
8

How Many Consonants
27  
17
31  
21

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille  
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)  

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  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)  
ନମସ୍କାର (namascara)  

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)  
ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad)  

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)  
କେମିତି ଅତ୍ଚନ୍ଥି? (kemiti achanti?)  

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)  
ସୁଭରାତ୍ର (shubharaatra)  

Good Evening
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)  
ସୁଭସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା (subha sandhya)  

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)  
ସୁଭ ଖରା ବେଳ (shubha kharaa bela)  

Good Morning
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)  
ସୁପ୍ରଭାତ (suprabhaata)  

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  
ଦୟାକରି  

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  
ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ (mū duḥkhita)  

Bye
Sôhk dii der  
ସୁବିଦାୟ (shubidaaya)  

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  
ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଭଲ ପାଏ (mu tumoku bhala paye)  

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  
କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ (kyamā karibe)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao  
Baleswari  

Where They Speak
Laos  
India  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
33,800,000.00  
22

Dialect 2
Northern Lao  
Ganjami  

Where They Speak
Laos  
India  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
33,800,000.00  
20

Dialect 3
Central Lao  
Kosli  

Where They Speak
Laos  
India  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
520,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
33.00 million  
34

Speaking Population
0.22 %  
99+
0.50 %  
31

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
33.00 million  
28

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
35.00 million  
24

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)  
ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ōṛiyā)  

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  
Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia  

French Name
lao  
oriya  

German Name
Laotisch  
Oriya-Sprache  

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw  
[ˈoɽia]  

Ethnicity
Lao people  
Odias  

History

Origin
1283 CE  
3 BC  

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  
Standard Odia  

Language Position
43  
40
32  
30

Signed Forms
Lao Sign Language  
Indian Signing System  

Scope
Individual  
Individual, Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
lo  
or  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao  
ori  

ISO 639 2/B
lao  
ori  

ISO 639 3
lao  
ori  

ISO 639 6
lao  
ori  

Glottocode
laoo1244  
macr1269  

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 Oriya Language History

Comparison of Lao vs Oriya language history gives us differences between origin of Lao and Oriya language. History of Lao language states that this language originated in 1283 CE whereas history of Oriya language states that this language originated in 3 BC. 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 Oriya Language History.

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Lao and Oriya 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 Oriya greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Lao and Oriya language. Lao word for "Hello" is ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i) or Oriya word for "Thank You" is ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad). Find more of such common Lao Greetings and Oriya Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Lao vs Oriya Difficulty

The Lao vs Oriya difficulty level basically depends on the number of Lao Alphabets and Oriya 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 Oriya are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Lao and Oriya, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Lao is 44 weeks while to learn Oriya time required is 44 weeks.

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