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Lao vs 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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Hindi and Lao Language History

Comparison of Hindi vs Lao language history gives us differences between origin of Hindi and Lao language. History of Hindi language states that this language originated in 7th Century 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 Hindi and Lao Language History.

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

Hindi vs Lao Difficulty

The Hindi vs Lao difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hindi 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 Hindi and Lao are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hindi and Lao, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hindi is 44 weeks while to learn Lao time required is 44 weeks.

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