Countries
India, Pakistan
  
Laos
  
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 in
Kashmiri-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script
  
Thai and Lao Braille
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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
  
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
  
Good Afternoon
Hach t'ochoktiya
  
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
  
Good Morning
Hach ch'i
  
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (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
  
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
  
Excuse Me
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)
  
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
  
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
  
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
  
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
  
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
  
Isolating
  
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.