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Lao and Kashmiri


Lao
Kashmiri and Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos   
India, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   
India, Pakistan   

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   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

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.
  
  • Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
  • Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
  

Similar To
Thai Language   
Hindi and Urdu Languages   

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28   
20
17   
14

How Many Consonants
27   
17
27   
17

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille   
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   
Assalām ‘alaikum   

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)   

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)   

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)   

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)   
Hach t'ochoktiya   

Good Morning
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)   
Hach ch'i   

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   
Not Available   

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)   

Bye
Sôhk dii der   
Khuda hāfiz   

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   
be chus che seth mohabat karaan   

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao   
Kashtawari   

Where They Speak
Laos   
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India   

Dialect 2
Northern Lao   
Poguli   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Pogul and Paristan valleys   

Dialect 3
Central Lao   
Rambani   

Where They Speak
Laos   
India   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
5.42 million   
99+

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   
कॉशुर / كٲشُر   

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   
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur   

French Name
lao   
kashmiri   

German Name
Laotisch   
Kaschmiri   

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw   
[kəːʃur]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Kashmiris or koshur   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
12th Century   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Lao   
Kashmiri   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
lo   
ks   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao   
kas   

ISO 639 2/B
lao   
kas   

ISO 639 3
lao   
kas   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
laoo1244   
kash1277   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Isolating   
Not Available   

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

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Lao and Kashmiri Speaking population

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

Lao and Kashmiri Language Codes

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

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