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Lao and Bengali


Lao
Lao
Bengali and Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
4  
11

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand  
Bangladesh, India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
India  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi  

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
  • 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  

Similar To
Thai Language  
Assamese and Oriya  

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
51  
30

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28  
20
11  
8

How Many Consonants
27  
17
40  
29

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille  
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)  
হ্যালো (Hyālō)  

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)  
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)  

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)  
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)  

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)  
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)  

Good Evening
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)  
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)  

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)  
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)  

Good Morning
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)  
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)  

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)  

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)  

Bye
Sôhk dii der  
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)  

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)  

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao  
Chakma  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Bangladesh, Burma, India  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
330,000.00  
36

Dialect 2
Northern Lao  
Hajong  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
71,000.00  
36

Dialect 3
Central Lao  
Rarhi  

Where They Speak
Laos  
India  

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
215.00 million  
9

Speaking Population
Not Available  
3.11 %  
8

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
196.00 million  
7

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
19.00 million  
16

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)  
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)  

Alternative Names
Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao  
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa  

French Name
lao  
bengali  

German Name
Laotisch  
Bengali  

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw  
Not available  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Bengalis (Bengali people)  

History

Origin
1283 CE  
1000–1200 CE  

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tai  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Not Available  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms  
Abahatta, Old Bengali  

Standard Forms
Lao  
Bengali  

Language Position
Not Available  
4  
4

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
lo  
bn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao  
ben  

ISO 639 2/B
lao  
ben  

ISO 639 3
lao  
ben  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
laoo1244  
beng1280  

Linguasphere
No data available  
59-AAF-u  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Isolating  
Not Available  

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

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Lao and Bengali Speaking population

Lao and Bengali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Bengali languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Bengali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 %. 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 Lao and Bengali on Lao vs Bengali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Lao and Bengali Language Codes

Lao and Bengali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Lao and Bengali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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