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Lao and Oriya


Lao
Oriya and Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos   
India   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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

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

Alphabets
53   
32
42   
22

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28   
20
11   
8

How Many Consonants
27   
17
31   
21

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille   
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

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
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)   
ସୁଭସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା (subha sandhya)   

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)   
ସୁଭ ଖରା ବେଳ (shubha kharaa bela)   

Good Morning
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (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
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   
ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଭଲ ପାଏ (mu tumoku bhala paye)   

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   
କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ (kyamā karibe)   

Dialects

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   
520,000.00   
21

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
33.00 million   
34

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.50 %   
29

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   

History

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   
32   
26

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Indian Signing System   

Scope
Individual   
Individual, Macrolanguage   

Code

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   

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

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Lao and Oriya Speaking population

Lao and Oriya speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Oriya languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Oriya Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Oriya language is 0.50 %. 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 Oriya on Lao vs Oriya where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Lao and Oriya Language Codes

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

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