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Bengali and Lao


Lao
Lao and Bengali


Countries

Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone   
Laos   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
1   
14

National Language
Bangladesh, India   
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   

Second Language
India   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
  • 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali 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
Assamese and Oriya   
Thai Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
51   
30
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11   
8
28   
20

How Many Consonants
40   
29
27   
17

Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives   
Thai and Lao Braille   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)   
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   

Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)   
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   

How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)   
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   

Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)   
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   

Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)   

Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)   

Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)   

Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)   
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   

Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)   
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   

Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)   
Sôhk dii der   

I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)   
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   

Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)   
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Chakma   
Vientiane Lao   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India   
Laos   

How Many People Speak
330,000.00   
36
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Hajong   
Northern Lao   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India   
Laos   

How Many People Speak
71,000.00   
36
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Rarhi   
Central Lao   

Where They Speak
India   
Laos   

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
215.00 million   
9
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
3.11 %   
8
Not Available   

Native Speakers
196.00 million   
7
25.00 million   
32

Second Language Speakers
19.00 million   
16
Not Available   

Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)   
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   

Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-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
bengali   
lao   

German Name
Bengali   
Laotisch   

Pronunciation
Not available   
pʰáːsǎː láːw   

Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)   
Not Available   

History

Origin
1000–1200 CE   
1283 CE   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Tai-Kadai Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Tai   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali   
No Early forms   

Standard Forms
Bengali   
Lao   

Language Position
4   
4
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
bn   
lo   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ben   
lao   

ISO 639 2/B
ben   
lao   

ISO 639 3
ben   
lao   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
beng1280   
laoo1244   

Linguasphere
59-AAF-u   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Isolating   

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

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Bengali and Lao Speaking population

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Bengali and Lao Language Codes

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