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Kashmiri vs Lao


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Lao vs Kashmiri


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Laos  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
India, Pakistan  
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 spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
  • Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
  
  • 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 Urdu Languages  
Thai Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
17  
14
28  
20

How Many Consonants
27  
17
27  
17

Scripts
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script  
Thai and Lao Braille  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Assalām ‘alaikum  
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)  

Thank You
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)  
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)  

How Are You?
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)  
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)  

Good Night
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)  
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)  

Good Evening
Not Available  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)  

Good Afternoon
Hach t'ochoktiya  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)  

Good Morning
Hach ch'i  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)  

Please
Not Available  
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  

Sorry
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)  
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  

Bye
Khuda hāfiz  
Sôhk dii der  

I Love You
be chus che seth mohabat karaan  
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  

Excuse Me
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)  
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kashtawari  
Vientiane Lao  

Where They Speak
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India  
Laos  

Dialect 2
Poguli  
Northern Lao  

Where They Speak
Pogul and Paristan valleys  
Laos  

Dialect 3
Rambani  
Central Lao  

Where They Speak
India  
Laos  

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
Not Available  

Native Speakers
5.42 million  
99+
25.00 million  
32

Native Name
कॉशुर / كٲشُر  
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)  

Alternative Names
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur  
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
kashmiri  
lao  

German Name
Kaschmiri  
Laotisch  

Pronunciation
[kəːʃur]  
pʰáːsǎː láːw  

Ethnicity
Kashmiris or koshur  
Not Available  

History

Origin
12th 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
Kashmiri  
Lao  

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ks  
lo  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kas  
lao  

ISO 639 2/B
kas  
lao  

ISO 639 3
kas  
lao  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
kash1277  
laoo1244  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
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Kashmiri and Lao Language History

Comparison of Kashmiri vs Lao language history gives us differences between origin of Kashmiri and Lao language. History of Kashmiri language states that this language originated in 12th 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 Kashmiri and Lao Language History.

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

Kashmiri vs Lao Difficulty

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

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