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Lao and Bodo


Lao
Bodo and Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos   
Assam, India   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   
Assam, India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not Available   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
  • Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
  

Similar To
Thai Language   
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language   

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
45   
25

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28   
20
20   
17

How Many Consonants
27   
17
25   
15

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille   
Devanagari   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   
Not Available   

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   
Not Available   

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   
Nungni khabora ma?   

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)   

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

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)   
Not Available   

Good Morning
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)   
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)   

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   
अननानै (Onnanwi)   

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   
Not Available   

Bye
Sôhk dii der   
Not Available   

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)   

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   
Not Available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao   
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar   

Dialect 2
Northern Lao   
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari   

Dialect 3
Central Lao   
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Assam, India, Nepal   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
0.60 million   
99+

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   
बड़ो (boṛo)   

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   
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci   

French Name
lao   
Not Available   

German Name
Laotisch   
Not Available   

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw   
[bɔɽo]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
1913   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Tibeto-Burman   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms   
Not Available   

Standard Forms
Lao   
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
lo   
Not Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao   
Not Available   

ISO 639 2/B
lao   
Not Available   

ISO 639 3
lao   
brx   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
laoo1244   
bodo1269   

Linguasphere
No data available   
Not Available   

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 Bodo 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 Bodo dialects. Various dialects of Lao and Bodo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Lao are spoken in different Lao Speaking Countries whereas Bodo Dialects are spoken in different Bodo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Lao vs Bodo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao, Northern Lao. Bodo dialects include: (Sønabari) Western Boro dialect , (Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Lao and Bodo Speaking population

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

Lao and Bodo Language Codes

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

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