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Bodo and Lao


Lao
Lao and Bodo


Countries

Countries
Assam, India   
Laos   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Assam, India   
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   

Second Language
Not Available   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not Available   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
  • Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
  
  • 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
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language   
Thai Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
45   
25
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20   
17
28   
20

How Many Consonants
25   
15
27   
17

Scripts
Devanagari   
Thai and Lao Braille   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Not Available   
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   

Thank You
Not Available   
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   

How Are You?
Nungni khabora ma?   
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   

Good Night
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)   
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   

Good Evening
Not Available   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)   

Good Morning
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)   

Please
अननानै (Onnanwi)   
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   

Sorry
Not Available   
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   

Bye
Not Available   
Sôhk dii der   

I Love You
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)   
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   

Excuse Me
Not Available   
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect   
Vientiane Lao   

Where They Speak
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar   
Laos   

Dialect 2
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect   
Northern Lao   

Where They Speak
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari   
Laos   

Dialect 3
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect   
Central Lao   

Where They Speak
Assam, India, Nepal   
Laos   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
6   
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
0.60 million   
99+
25.00 million   
32

Native Name
बड़ो (boṛo)   
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   

Alternative Names
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci   
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
Not Available   
lao   

German Name
Not Available   
Laotisch   

Pronunciation
[bɔɽo]   
pʰáːsǎː láːw   

Ethnicity
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)   
Not Available   

History

Origin
1913   
1283 CE   

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family   
Tai-Kadai Family   

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman   
Tai   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
No Early forms   

Standard Forms
Not Available   
Lao   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
Not Available   
lo   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
Not Available   
lao   

ISO 639 2/B
Not Available   
lao   

ISO 639 3
brx   
lao   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
bodo1269   
laoo1244   

Linguasphere
Not Available   
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 Bodo 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 Bodo and Lao dialects. Various dialects of Bodo and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bodo are spoken in different Bodo Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bodo vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bodo dialects include: (Sønabari) Western Boro dialect, (Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Bodo and Lao Speaking population

Bodo and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bodo and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Bodo and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bodo language is Not Available 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 Bodo and Lao on Bodo vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bodo and Lao Language Codes

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