Home
Languagevs


Marathi and Lao


Lao
Lao and Marathi


Countries

Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra  
Laos  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

National Language
India  
Laos, Northeastern Thailand  

Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  
  • 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
Konkani Language  
Thai Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200  
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
52  
31
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16  
13
28  
20

How Many Consonants
36  
26
27  
17

Scripts
Devanagari  
Thai and Lao Braille  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks  
2
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)  
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)  

Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)  
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)  

How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)  
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)  

Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)  
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)  

Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)  

Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)  

Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)  

Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)  
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  

Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)  
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  

Bye
बाय (Bāya)  
Sôhk dii der  

I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)  
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  

Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)  
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani  
Vientiane Lao  

Where They Speak
Kokan  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Varhadi  
Northern Lao  

Where They Speak
Vidarbha  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Khandeshi  
Central Lao  

Where They Speak
Khandesh  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
42  
29
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
71.00 million  
25
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
1.10 %  
19
0.22 %  
99+

Native Speakers
68.00 million  
16
25.00 million  
32

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)  
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)  

Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu  
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
marathe  
lao  

German Name
Marathi  
Laotisch  

Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]  
pʰáːsǎː láːw  

Ethnicity
Marathi people  
Lao people  

History

Origin
10th century  
1283 CE  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Tai-Kadai Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Tai  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit  
No Early forms  

Standard Forms
Marathi  
Lao  

Language Position
17  
15
43  
40

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Lao Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mr  
lo  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mar  
lao  

ISO 639 2/B
mar  
lao  

ISO 639 3
mar  
lao  

ISO 639 6
mar  
lao  

Glottocode
mara1378  
laoo1244  

Linguasphere
omr  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Isolating  

Summary >>
<< Code

All Marathi 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 Marathi and Lao dialects. Various dialects of Marathi and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Marathi are spoken in different Marathi Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Marathi vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani, Varhadi. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

Compare Easiest Languages to Learn

Marathi and Lao Speaking population

Marathi and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % 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 Marathi and Lao on Marathi vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Marathi and Lao Language Codes

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

Easiest Languages to Learn

Easiest Languages to Learn

» More Easiest Languages to Learn

Compare Easiest Languages to Learn

» More Compare Easiest Languages to Learn