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Lao and Bhojpuri


Lao
Lao
Bhojpuri and Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos  
India, No official status  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
0  
15

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand  
India  

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  
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Not Available  

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.
  
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  

Similar To
Thai Language  
Maithili and Magahi  

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
43  
23

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28  
20
11  
8

How Many Consonants
27  
17
34  
24

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille  
Devanagari  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)  
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)  
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Evening
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Morning
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Bye
Sôhk dii der  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao  
Caribbean Hindustani  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
16,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Northern Lao  
Fiji Hindi  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
380,000.00  
31

Dialect 3
Central Lao  
Tharu Bhojpuri  

Where They Speak
Laos  
India  

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
13  
13

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
40.00 million  
31

Speaking Population
Not Available  
0.43 %  
31

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
40.00 million  
24

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)  
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  

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  
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  

French Name
lao  
bhojpuri  

German Name
Laotisch  
Bhojpuri  

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw  
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Not Available  

History

Origin
1283 CE  
19th Century  

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tai  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Lao  
Bhojpuri  

Language Position
Not Available  
37  
29

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
lo  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao  
bho  

ISO 639 2/B
lao  
bho  

ISO 639 3
lao  
bho  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
laoo1244  
bhoj1246  

Linguasphere
No data available  
59-AAF-sa  

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

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Lao and Bhojpuri Speaking population

Lao and Bhojpuri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Bhojpuri languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Bhojpuri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 %. 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 Bhojpuri on Lao vs Bhojpuri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Lao and Bhojpuri Language Codes

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

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