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Tulu and Lao


Lao
Lao and Tulu


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
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Tulu script is similar to Thigalaya script, which was one of the earliest scripts such as Persian and Latin.
  • Tulu is a protoDravidian i.e original language.
  
  • 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
Kannada Language  
Thai Language  

Derived From
-  
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
51  
30
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16  
13
28  
20

How Many Consonants
35  
25
27  
17

Scripts
Kannada Script  
Thai and Lao Braille  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Namaskara  
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)  

Thank You
Mast Upakara.  
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)  

How Are You?
Yencha Ullar?  
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)  

Good Night
yedde rathre  
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)  

Good Evening
yedde baiyya  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)  

Good Afternoon
yedde madhyana  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)  

Good Morning
yedde kaande  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)  

Please
Daya maltadu  
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  

Sorry
Yenna thapu aandu  
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  

Bye
Barpe  
Sôhk dii der  

I Love You
Yank ninade preeti Malpuye  
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  

Excuse Me
Kshamisi  
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Brahmin tulu  
Vientiane Lao  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu  
Laos  

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

Dialect 2
Jain  
Northern Lao  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu  
Laos  

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

Dialect 3
Girijan  
Central Lao  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
2.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.22 %  
99+

Native Speakers
1.70 million  
99+
25.00 million  
32

Second Language Speakers
2.00 million  
99+
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Tulu  
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)  

Alternative Names
Tal, Tallu, Thalu, Thulu, Tilu, Tullu, Tuluva Bhasa  
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
-  
lao  

German Name
Tulu  
Laotisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈtulu]  
pʰáːsǎː láːw  

Ethnicity
Tuluva  
Lao people  

History

Origin
14  
1283 CE  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Tai-Kadai Family  

Subgroup
-  
Tai  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No Early forms  

Standard Forms
Tulu  
Lao  

Language Position
23  
21
43  
40

Signed Forms
Signed Tulu  
Lao Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
lo  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tcy  
lao  

ISO 639 2/B
tul  
lao  

ISO 639 3
tcy  
lao  

ISO 639 6
tcy  
lao  

Glottocode
tulu1258  
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 Tulu 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 Tulu and Lao dialects. Various dialects of Tulu and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Tulu are spoken in different Tulu Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Tulu vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Tulu dialects include: Brahmin tulu, Jain. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Tulu and Lao Speaking population

Tulu and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tulu and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Tulu and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tulu language is 0.01 % 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 Tulu and Lao on Tulu vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tulu and Lao Language Codes

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

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