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
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
  
Devanagari
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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
  
2,400,000.00
  
23
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
  
Varhadi
  
Where They Speak
Laos
  
Vidarbha
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
7,000,000.00
  
12
Dialect 3
Central Lao
  
Khandeshi
  
Where They Speak
Laos
  
Khandesh
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
1,900,000.00
  
15
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million
  
40
71.00 million
  
25
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
25.00 million
  
32
68.00 million
  
16
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
3.00 million
  
32
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
  
French Name
lao
  
marathe
  
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
  
Language Forms
  
  
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 1
lo
  
mr
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
lao
  
mar
  
ISO 639 2/B
lao
  
mar
  
ISO 639 3
lao
  
mar
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
laoo1244
  
mara1378
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
omr
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
  
Not Available