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Lao
Telugu vs Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos  
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
4  
11

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand  
Andra Pradesh, India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Karnataka  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu  

Regulated By
-  
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh  

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.
  
  • Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
  • Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  

Similar To
Thai Language  
Tamil  

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
60  
35

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28  
20
19  
16

How Many Consonants
27  
17
41  
30

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille  
Telugu Script  

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)  
హలో (Halō)  

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)  
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)  

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)  
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)  

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)  
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)  

Good Evening
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)  
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)  

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)  
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)  

Good Morning
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)  
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)  

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)  

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)  

Bye
Sôhk dii der  
బై (Bai)  

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)  

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao  
Waddar  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
170,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Northern Lao  
Chenchu  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
26,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Central Lao  
Manna-Dora  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
30,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
38  
28

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
80.00 million  
20

Speaking Population
0.22 %  
99+
1.15 %  
16

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
75.00 million  
14

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)  
తెలుగు (telugu)  

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  
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan  

French Name
lao  
télougou  

German Name
Laotisch  
Telugu-Sprache  

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw  
[ˈteluɡu]  

Ethnicity
Lao people  
Telugu people  

History

Origin
1283 CE  
c. 575  

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
Tai  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms  
Early Telugu epigraphy  

Standard Forms
Lao  
Telugu  

Language Position
43  
40
15  
14

Signed Forms
Lao Sign Language  
Signed Telugu  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
lo  
te  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao  
tel  

ISO 639 2/B
lao  
tel  

ISO 639 3
lao  
tel  

ISO 639 6
lao  
tel  

Glottocode
laoo1244  
telu1262  

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 Telugu Language History

Comparison of Lao vs Telugu language history gives us differences between origin of Lao and Telugu language. History of Lao language states that this language originated in 1283 CE whereas history of Telugu language states that this language originated in c. 575. 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 Telugu Language History.

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

Lao vs Telugu Difficulty

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

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