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Marwari and Lao


Lao
Lao and Marwari


Countries

Countries
Rajastan, India  
Laos  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Rajastan, India  
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
Nepal, Pakistan  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Marwari language was historically written in Mahajani, which is version of the Landa script.
  • Marwari language is written in Arabic Alphabets in Pakistan.
  
  • 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
Gujarati, Haryanvi, Hindi and Punjabi Languages  
Thai Language  

Derived From
Gujarati Language  
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
42  
22
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
28  
20

How Many Consonants
32  
22
27  
17

Scripts
Devanagari  
Thai and Lao Braille  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
khammaghani  
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)  

Thank You
dhanyavaad  
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)  

How Are You?
Kikan ho sa?  
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)  

Good Night
shubh raatri  
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)  

Good Evening
Shubh Honjh  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)  

Good Afternoon
Shubh Befar  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)  

Good Morning
Shubh Havar  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)  

Please
kirpa  
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  

Sorry
Maaf Karo  
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  

Bye
bye  
Sôhk dii der  

I Love You
main tanne pyaar karoon  
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  

Excuse Me
maaf karo  
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Jogi  
Vientiane Lao  

Where They Speak
India  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
14,000,000.00  
33
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Bagri  
Northern Lao  

Where They Speak
India  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
14,000,000.00  
31
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Dhundhari  
Central Lao  

Where They Speak
India  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
13,000,000.00  
28
3,000,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
22.00 million  
99+
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
0.21 %  
99+
0.22 %  
99+

Native Speakers
14.00 million  
99+
25.00 million  
32

Second Language Speakers
13.00 million  
37
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Marwari  
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)  

Alternative Names
Marvadi, Marvari, Marwadi, Rajasthani  
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
marvari  
lao  

German Name
Marwari  
Laotisch  

Pronunciation
[məˈrwɑːɾi]  
pʰáːsǎː láːw  

Ethnicity
Marwari or Marwadi  
Lao people  

History

Origin
16  
1283 CE  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Tai-Kadai Family  

Subgroup
-  
Tai  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No Early forms  

Standard Forms
Marwari  
Lao  

Language Position
72  
99+
43  
40

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Lao Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
lo  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mwr  
lao  

ISO 639 2/B
mwr  
lao  

ISO 639 3
mwr  
lao  

ISO 639 6
mwr  
lao  

Glottocode
raja1256  
laoo1244  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Isolating  

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

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Marwari and Lao Speaking population

Marwari and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marwari and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Marwari and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marwari language is 0.21 % 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 Marwari and Lao on Marwari vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Marwari and Lao Language Codes

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

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