Countries
Laos
India, No official status
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 in
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Bhojpuri-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (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
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
Caribbean Hindustani
Where They Speak
Laos
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
How Many People Speak
Not Available
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
Dialect 3
Central Lao
Tharu Bhojpuri
Where They Speak
Laos
India
Speaking Population
Not Available
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
German Name
Laotisch
Bhojpuri
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
Ethnicity
Not Available
Not Available
Origin
1283 CE
19th Century
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Tai
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No Early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Lao
Bhojpuri
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
lo
No data Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
laoo1244
bhoj1246
Linguasphere
No data available
59-AAF-sa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
Not Available
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.