Countries
Laos
  
India
  
National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
  
India
  
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.
  
- The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
- Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
  
Similar To
Thai Language
  
Bengali and Assamese
  
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Oriya-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
  
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
  
ନମସ୍କାର (namascara)
  
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
  
ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad)
  
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
  
କେମିତି ଅତ୍ଚନ୍ଥି? (kemiti achanti?)
  
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
  
ସୁଭରାତ୍ର (shubharaatra)
  
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
  
ସୁଭସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା (subha sandhya)
  
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
  
ସୁଭ ଖରା ବେଳ (shubha kharaa bela)
  
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
  
ସୁପ୍ରଭାତ (suprabhaata)
  
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
  
Not Available
  
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
  
ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ (mū duḥkhita)
  
Bye
Sôhk dii der
  
ସୁବିଦାୟ (shubidaaya)
  
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
  
ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଭଲ ପାଏ (mu tumoku bhala paye)
  
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
  
କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ (kyamā karibe)
  
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
  
Baleswari
  
Where They Speak
Laos
  
India
  
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
  
Ganjami
  
Where They Speak
Laos
  
India
  
Dialect 3
Central Lao
  
Kosli
  
Where They Speak
Laos
  
India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million
  
40
33.00 million
  
34
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
25.00 million
  
32
33.00 million
  
28
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
  
ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ōṛiyā)
  
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
  
Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia
  
French Name
lao
  
oriya
  
German Name
Laotisch
  
Oriya-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
  
[ˈoɽia]
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Odias
  
Origin
1283 CE
  
3 BC
  
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
  
Standard Odia
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Indian Signing System
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual, Macrolanguage
  
ISO 639 1
lo
  
or
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
lao
  
ori
  
ISO 639 2/B
lao
  
ori
  
ISO 639 3
lao
  
ori
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
laoo1244
  
macr1269
  
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