Countries
Laos
Assam, India
National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Assam, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
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Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
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Regulated By
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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
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
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Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
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How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Nungni khabora ma?
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
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Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
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Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
अननानै (Onnanwi)
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
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Bye
Sôhk dii der
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I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
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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
Speaking Population
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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
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German Name
Laotisch
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Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
[bɔɽo]
Ethnicity
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Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Tai
Tibeto-Burman
Branch
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Early Forms
No Early forms
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Standard Forms
Lao
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Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
lo
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ISO 639 2/T
lao
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ISO 639 2/B
lao
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ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
laoo1244
bodo1269
Linguasphere
No data available
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Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
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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.
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.
