Countries
Laos
  
India, Karnataka, India
  
National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
  
Karnataka, India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Goa
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
  
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.
  
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  
Similar To
Thai Language
  
Telugu
  
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
  
Kannada Script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
  
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
  
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
  
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
  
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
  
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
  
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
  
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
  
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
Bye
Sôhk dii der
  
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
  
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
  
Badaga
  
Where They Speak
Laos
  
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
  
Urali
  
Where They Speak
Laos
  
kerala
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Central Lao
  
Kurumba
  
Where They Speak
Laos
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million
  
40
49.00 million
  
29
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
25.00 million
  
32
38.00 million
  
26
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
11.00 million
  
21
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
  
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
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
  
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
French Name
lao
  
kannada
  
German Name
Laotisch
  
Kannada
  
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
  
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Kannadiga
  
Origin
1283 CE
  
c. 450
  
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Tai
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No Early forms
  
Old Kannada, Kannada
  
Standard Forms
Lao
  
Modern Kannada
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
lo
  
kn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
lao
  
kan
  
ISO 639 2/B
lao
  
kan
  
ISO 639 3
lao
  
kan
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
laoo1244
  
nucl1305
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
  
Not Available