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Oriya and Lao


Lao
Lao and Oriya


Countries

Countries
India   
Laos   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • 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
Bengali and Assamese   
Thai Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
42   
22
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11   
8
28   
20

How Many Consonants
31   
21
27   
17

Scripts
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)   
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
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
ନମସ୍କାର (namascara)   
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   

Thank You
ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad)   
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   

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

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

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

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

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

Please
Not Available   
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   

Sorry
ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ (mū duḥkhita)   
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   

Bye
ସୁବିଦାୟ (shubidaaya)   
Sôhk dii der   

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

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

Dialects

Dialect 1
Baleswari   
Vientiane Lao   

Where They Speak
India   
Laos   

Dialect 2
Ganjami   
Northern Lao   

Where They Speak
India   
Laos   

Dialect 3
Kosli   
Central Lao   

Where They Speak
India   
Laos   

How Many People Speak
520,000.00   
21
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
33.00 million   
34
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
0.50 %   
29
Not Available   

Native Speakers
33.00 million   
28
25.00 million   
32

Native Name
ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ōṛiyā)   
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   

Alternative Names
Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia   
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
oriya   
lao   

German Name
Oriya-Sprache   
Laotisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈoɽia]   
pʰáːsǎː láːw   

Ethnicity
Odias   
Not Available   

History

Origin
3 BC   
1283 CE   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Tai-Kadai Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Tai   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No Early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Odia   
Lao   

Language Position
32   
26
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
or   
lo   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ori   
lao   

ISO 639 2/B
ori   
lao   

ISO 639 3
ori   
lao   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
macr1269   
laoo1244   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Isolating   

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

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Oriya and Lao Speaking population

Oriya and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oriya and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Oriya and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oriya language is 0.50 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available. 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 Oriya and Lao on Oriya vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Oriya and Lao Language Codes

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

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