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Lao and Kannada


Lao
Kannada and Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos   
India, Karnataka, India   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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

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

Alphabets
53   
32
49   
29

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28   
20
14   
11

How Many Consonants
27   
17
35   
25

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille   
Kannada Script   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

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
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)   
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)   

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)   
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)   

Good Morning
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (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
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)   

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao   
Badaga   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
540,000.00   
33

Dialect 2
Northern Lao   
Urali   

Where They Speak
Laos   
kerala   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
6,440.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Central Lao   
Kurumba   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
220,000.00   
23

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
20   
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
49.00 million   
29

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.58 %   
26

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   

History

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   
31   
25

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

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   

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

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Lao and Kannada Speaking population

Lao and Kannada speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Kannada languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Kannada Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 %. 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 Kannada on Lao vs Kannada where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Lao and Kannada Language Codes

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

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