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Dogri vs Lao


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Lao vs 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  
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Dogri and Lao Language History

Comparison of Dogri vs Lao language history gives us differences between origin of Dogri and Lao language. History of Dogri language states that this language originated in 1971 whereas history of Lao language states that this language originated in 1283 CE. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Dogri and Lao Language History.

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Dogri 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 Dogri and Lao greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Dogri and Lao language. Dogri word for "Hello" is Ke aal aee or Lao word for "Thank You" is ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i). Find more of such common Dogri Greetings and Lao Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Dogri vs Lao Difficulty

The Dogri vs Lao difficulty level basically depends on the number of Dogri 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 Dogri and Lao are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Dogri and Lao, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Dogri is Not Available while to learn Lao time required is 44 weeks.

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