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Dogri and Lao


Lao
Lao and Dogri


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan   
Laos   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Jammu and Kashmir, 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
Not Available   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Dogri is derived from Sanskrit, but it has absorbed a large number of Arabic, Persian and English words.
  • Dogri language has its own grammar and dictionary. The grammar of dogri has very strong sanskrit base.
  
  • 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
Hindi and Punjabi Languages   
Thai Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
48   
28
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
28   
20

How Many Consonants
36   
26
27   
17

Scripts
Devanagari, Gurmukhi, Perso-Arabic script   
Thai and Lao Braille   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Ke aal aee   
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   

Thank You
dhanwaad   
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   

How Are You?
kiyaan oo ji   
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   

Good Night
shub ratri   
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   

Good Evening
shub ratri   
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
su prabat   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)   

Please
kripya   
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   

Sorry
mere kaulan galti ooyyii   
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   

Bye
changa ji pher   
Sôhk dii der   

I Love You
Minjo tere naal pyar hega   
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   

Excuse Me
gustakhi maaf   
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Jaunsari   
Vientiane Lao   

Where They Speak
Himachal Pradesh, India   
Laos   

How Many People Speak
100,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Kullu   
Northern Lao   

Where They Speak
Georgia, Himachal Pradesh, India   
Laos   

How Many People Speak
110,000.00   
35
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Hinduri   
Central Lao   

Where They Speak
France, Himachal Pradesh, India   
Laos   

How Many People Speak
30,000.00   
32
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
6   
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
4.00 million   
99+
25.00 million   
32

Native Name
डोगरी   
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   

Alternative Names
Dhogaryali, Dogari, Dogri Jammu, Dogri Pahari, Dogri-Kangri, Dongari, Hindi Dogri, Tokkaru   
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
dogri   
lao   

German Name
Dogri   
Laotisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
pʰáːsǎː láːw   

Ethnicity
Dogras   
Not Available   

History

Origin
1971   
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
Dogri   
Lao   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage   
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
doi   
lao   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
indo1311   
laoo1244   

Linguasphere
Not Available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Isolating   

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

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Dogri and Lao Speaking population

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

Dogri and Lao Language Codes

Dogri and Lao language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Dogri and Lao Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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