Countries
India, Pakistan
Laos
National Language
Pakistan
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Second Language
Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania
Asia
Minority Language
India
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
- Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
- 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
Arabic and Hindi Languages
Thai Language
Derived From
Ghaznavid Persian Language
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Alphabets in
Urdu-Alphabets.jpg#200
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic
Thai and Lao Braille
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
خوش آمديد
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Thank You
آپ کا شکریہ
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
How Are You?
آپ کیسے ہیں؟
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Good Night
گڈ نائٹ
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Good Evening
سلام علیکم
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Good Afternoon
گڈ آفٹر نون
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Good Morning
گڈ مارننگ
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Please
براہ مہربانی
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Sorry
معاف کرنا
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
I Love You
مجھے تم سے محبت
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Excuse Me
معاف کیجئے گا
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Dialect 1
Dakhini
Vientiane Lao
Where They Speak
India
Laos
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Hyderabadi Urdu
Northern Lao
Where They Speak
India
Laos
Dialect 3
Rekhta
Central Lao
Where They Speak
South Asia
Laos
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
اُردُو
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Alternative Names
Bihari
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
Urdu
Laotisch
Pronunciation
[ˈʊrd̪u]
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Ethnicity
Not Available
Not Available
Origin
12th Century CE
1283 CE
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Tai
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No Early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Standard Urdu
Lao
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Urdu
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
urdu1245
laoo1244
Linguasphere
59-AAF-q
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Isolating
All Urdu 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 Urdu and Lao dialects. Various dialects of Urdu and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Urdu are spoken in different Urdu Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Urdu vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Urdu dialects include: Dakhini, Hyderabadi Urdu. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Urdu and Lao Speaking population
Urdu and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Urdu and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Urdu and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 % 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 Urdu and Lao on Urdu vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Urdu and Lao Language Codes
Urdu and Lao language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Urdu and Lao Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.