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Malayalam and Lao


Lao
Lao and Malayalam


Countries

Countries
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry  
Laos  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
1  
14

National Language
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry  
Laos, Northeastern Thailand  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
  • Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages  
Thai Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
15  
12
28  
20

How Many Consonants
41  
30
27  
17

Scripts
Brahmic family and derivatives  
Thai and Lao Braille  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ഹലോ (halēā)  
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)  

Thank You
നന്ദി (nandi)  
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)  

How Are You?
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)  
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)  

Good Night
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)  
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)  

Good Evening
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)  

Good Afternoon
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)  

Good Morning
രാവിലെ (rāvile)  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)  

Please
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)  
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  

Sorry
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)  
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  

Bye
വിട (viṭa)  
Sôhk dii der  

I Love You
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)  
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  

Excuse Me
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)  
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Judeo-Malayalam  
Vientiane Lao  

Where They Speak
Israel, kerala  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
38,000,000.00  
19
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Mappila  
Northern Lao  

Where They Speak
India  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
38,000,000.00  
17
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Pandy Malayalam  
Central Lao  

Where They Speak
France, kerala  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
38,000,000.00  
16
3,000,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
38.00 million  
33
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
0.57 %  
29
0.22 %  
99+

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
25.00 million  
32

Second Language Speakers
38.00 million  
23
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)  
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)  

Alternative Names
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla  
Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao  

French Name
malayalam  
lao  

German Name
Malayalam  
Laotisch  

Pronunciation
[mɐləjaːɭɐm]  
pʰáːsǎː láːw  

Ethnicity
Malayali  
Lao people  

History

Origin
9th Century  
1283 CE  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Tai-Kadai Family  

Subgroup
-  
Tai  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early form  
No Early forms  

Standard Forms
Malayalam  
Lao  

Language Position
29  
27
43  
40

Signed Forms
Signed Malayalam  
Lao Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ml  
lo  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mal  
lao  

ISO 639 2/B
mal  
lao  

ISO 639 3
mal  
lao  

ISO 639 6
mal  
lao  

Glottocode
mala1464  
laoo1244  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
Isolating  

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All Malayalam and Lao Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Malayalam and Lao dialects. Various dialects of Malayalam and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malayalam are spoken in different Malayalam Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malayalam vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malayalam dialects include: Judeo-Malayalam, Mappila. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Malayalam and Lao Speaking population

Malayalam and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malayalam and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Malayalam and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malayalam language is 0.57 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Lao language is 0.22 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Malayalam and Lao on Malayalam vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malayalam and Lao Language Codes

Malayalam and Lao language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malayalam and Lao Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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