Countries
Assam, India
  
Laos
  
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 in
Bodo-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Thai and Lao Braille
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
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
  
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
  
Good Morning
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)
  
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (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)
  
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
  
Excuse Me
Not Available
  
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
  
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
  
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
  
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
  
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
  
Bodo and Lao Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Bodo and Lao greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Bodo and Lao language. Bodo word for "Hello" is Not Available or Lao word for "Thank You" is ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i). Find more of such common Bodo Greetings and Lao Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Bodo vs Lao Difficulty
The Bodo vs Lao difficulty level basically depends on the number of Bodo Alphabets and Lao Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Bodo and Lao are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Bodo and Lao, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Bodo is Not Available while to learn Lao time required is 44 weeks.