Countries
Laos
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Israel, Mauritius
Regulated By
Not Available
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
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.
- Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
- Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
Similar To
Thai Language
Konkani Language
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
Bye
Sôhk dii der
बाय (Bāya)
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
Maharashtrian Konkani
Where They Speak
Laos
Kokan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
Varhadi
Where They Speak
Laos
Vidarbha
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Central Lao
Khandeshi
Where They Speak
Laos
Khandesh
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
मराठी (marāṭhī)
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
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
German Name
Laotisch
Marathi
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Marathi people
Origin
1283 CE
10th century
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Tai
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Early Forms
No Early forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
Standard Forms
Lao
Marathi
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
laoo1244
mara1378
Linguasphere
No data available
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Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
Not Available
Lao and Marathi Speaking population
Lao and Marathi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Marathi languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Marathi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 %. 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 Marathi on Lao vs Marathi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Lao and Marathi Language Codes
Lao and Marathi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Lao and Marathi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
