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Sindhi and Lao


Lao
Lao and Sindhi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Laos  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
India, Pakistan, Sindh  
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
National Council For Promotion Of Sindhi Language, Sindhi Language Authority  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • The first writings of Sindhi language were found in 8th century CE.
  • In Sindhi language, every woord ends in a vowel.
  
  • 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  
Thai Language  

Derived From
Prakrit Language  
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
64  
37
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
28  
20

How Many Consonants
42  
31
27  
17

Scripts
Arabic, Devanagari  
Thai and Lao Braille  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Assalam O Alaikum  
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)  

Thank You
Meharbani  
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)  

How Are You?
Kehra haal aahin  
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)  

Good Night
tava kia aayo  
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)  

Good Evening
Sham Jo Salam  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)  

Good Afternoon
Assalam o Alaikum  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)  

Good Morning
Subho Bakhair  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)  

Please
Mehrbani  
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  

Sorry
Moon khe afsos aahe  
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  

Bye
Allah Wahi  
Sôhk dii der  

I Love You
Man tokhe prem karyan ti  
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  

Excuse Me
Maaf Kajo  
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Siraiki  
Vientiane Lao  

Where They Speak
Upper Sindh  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
25,000,000.00  
26
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Vicholi  
Northern Lao  

Where They Speak
Central Sindh  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
25,000,000.00  
23
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Lari  
Central Lao  

Where They Speak
Lower Sindh  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
25.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
29.00 million  
37
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
0.39 %  
36
0.22 %  
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
25.00 million  
32

Second Language Speakers
25.00 million  
27
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
سنڌي  
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)  

Alternative Names
Sindhi  
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
sindhi  
lao  

German Name
Sindhi-Sprache  
Laotisch  

Pronunciation
[sɪndi]  
pʰáːsǎː láːw  

Ethnicity
Sindhi people  
Lao people  

History

Origin
711 A.D  
1283 CE  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Tai-Kadai Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Tai  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Sindhi and Middle Sindhi  
No Early forms  

Standard Forms
Sindhi  
Lao  

Language Position
50  
99+
43  
40

Signed Forms
Signed Sindhi  
Lao Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
sd  
lo  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
snd  
lao  

ISO 639 2/B
snd  
lao  

ISO 639 3
snd  
lao  

ISO 639 6
snd  
lao  

Glottocode
sind1272  
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
-  
Isolating  

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

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Sindhi and Lao Speaking population

Sindhi and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sindhi and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Sindhi and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sindhi language is 0.39 % 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 Sindhi and Lao on Sindhi vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Sindhi and Lao Language Codes

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

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