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Hindi and Lao


Lao
Lao and Hindi


Countries

Countries
Fiji, India   
Laos   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
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, Oceania   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Central Hindi Directorate   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
  • In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
  
  • 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
Urdu   
Thai Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11   
8
28   
20

How Many Consonants
33   
23
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
नमस्ते (Namastē)   
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   

Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)   
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   

How Are You?
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)   
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   

Good Night
शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)   
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   

Good Evening
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)   

Good Afternoon
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)   

Good Morning
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)   

Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)   
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   

Sorry
खेद (Khēda)   
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   

Bye
अलविदा (Alavidā)   
Sôhk dii der   

I Love You
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)   
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   

Excuse Me
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)   
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Khariboli   
Vientiane Lao   

Where They Speak
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh   
Laos   

How Many People Speak
240,000,000.00   
2
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Marwari   
Northern Lao   

Where They Speak
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh   
Laos   

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00   
3
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Bundeli   
Central Lao   

Where They Speak
Bundelkhand   
Laos   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
4
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
21   
19
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
380.00 million   
5
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
4.70 %   
5
Not Available   

Native Speakers
260.00 million   
4
25.00 million   
32

Second Language Speakers
120.00 million   
6
Not Available   

Native Name
हिन्दी   
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   

Alternative Names
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli   
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
hindi   
lao   

German Name
Hindi   
Laotisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]   
pʰáːsǎː láːw   

Ethnicity
Hindustani people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
7th Century   
1283 CE   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Tai-Kadai Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Tai   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No Early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Hindi   
Lao   

Language Position
5   
5
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
hi   
lo   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hin   
lao   

ISO 639 2/B
hin   
lao   

ISO 639 3
hin   
lao   

ISO 639 6
hins   
Not Available   

Glottocode
hind1269   
laoo1244   

Linguasphere
59-AAF-qf   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Isolating   

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

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Hindi and Lao Speaking population

Hindi and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hindi and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Hindi and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hindi language is 4.70 % 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 Hindi and Lao on Hindi vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

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