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Bhojpuri and Lao


Lao
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Lao and Bhojpuri


Countries

Countries
India, No official status  
Laos  

Total No. Of Countries
0  
15
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
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri 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
Maithili and Magahi  
Thai Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
43  
23
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11  
8
28  
20

How Many Consonants
34  
24
27  
17

Scripts
Devanagari  
Thai and Lao Braille  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)  
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)  

Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)  

How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)  

Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)  
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)  

Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)  

Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)  

Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)  

Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  

Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  

Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)  
Sôhk dii der  

I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  

Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani  
Vientiane Lao  

Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
16,000.00  
99+
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi  
Northern Lao  

Where They Speak
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
380,000.00  
31
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri  
Central Lao  

Where They Speak
India  
Laos  

Total No. Of Dialects
13  
13
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
40.00 million  
31
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
0.43 %  
31
Not Available  

Native Speakers
40.00 million  
24
25.00 million  
32

Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)  

Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  
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
bhojpuri  
lao  

German Name
Bhojpuri  
Laotisch  

Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  
pʰáːsǎː láːw  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Not Available  

History

Origin
19th Century  
1283 CE  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Tai-Kadai Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Tai  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No Early forms  

Standard Forms
Bhojpuri  
Lao  

Language Position
37  
29
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
lo  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bho  
lao  

ISO 639 2/B
bho  
lao  

ISO 639 3
bho  
lao  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
bhoj1246  
laoo1244  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa  
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 Bhojpuri 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 Bhojpuri and Lao dialects. Various dialects of Bhojpuri and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bhojpuri are spoken in different Bhojpuri Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bhojpuri vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bhojpuri dialects include: Caribbean Hindustani, Fiji Hindi. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Bhojpuri and Lao Speaking population

Bhojpuri and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bhojpuri and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Bhojpuri and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 % 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 Bhojpuri and Lao on Bhojpuri vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bhojpuri and Lao Language Codes

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