Countries
India, Karnataka, India
Laos
National Language
Karnataka, India
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Second Language
Goa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
- 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
Telugu
Thai Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Alphabets in
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Kannada Script
Thai and Lao Braille
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
Sôhk dii der
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Dialect 1
Badaga
Vientiane Lao
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Laos
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Urali
Northern Lao
Where They Speak
kerala
Laos
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Kurumba
Central Lao
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Laos
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao
German Name
Kannada
Laotisch
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
Not Available
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Tai
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
No Early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
Lao
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nucl1305
laoo1244
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Isolating
All Kannada 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 Kannada and Lao dialects. Various dialects of Kannada and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kannada are spoken in different Kannada Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kannada vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kannada dialects include: Badaga, Urali. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kannada and Lao Speaking population
Kannada and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % 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 Kannada and Lao on Kannada vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kannada and Lao Language Codes
Kannada and Lao language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kannada and Lao Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.