Countries
India, Pakistan
Laos
National Language
India, Pakistan
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Second Language
Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Interesting Facts
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
- 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
Hindi Language
Thai Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Thai and Lao Braille
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
Sôhk dii der
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Dialect 1
Pothohari
Vientiane Lao
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Laos
Dialect 2
Saraiki
Northern Lao
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Laos
Dialect 3
Doabi
Central Lao
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Laos
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
Laotisch
Pronunciation
Not Availble
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Ethnicity
Punjabis
Lao people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Tai
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
No Early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
Lao
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Lao Sign Language
Glottocode
panj1256
laoo1244
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Isolating
All Punjabi 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 Punjabi and Lao dialects. Various dialects of Punjabi and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Punjabi are spoken in different Punjabi Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Punjabi vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari, Saraiki. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Punjabi and Lao Speaking population
Punjabi and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % 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 Punjabi and Lao on Punjabi vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Punjabi and Lao Language Codes
Punjabi and Lao language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Punjabi and Lao Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.