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Lao and Punjabi


Lao
Punjabi 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   
Pakistan   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America   

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.
  
  • Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
  • Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  

Similar To
Thai Language   
Hindi Language   

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28   
20
9   
6

How Many Consonants
27   
17
41   
30

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille   
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
6 weeks   
3

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)   

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)   

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)   

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)   

Good Evening
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)   
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)   
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)   

Good Morning
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)   
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)   

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)   

Bye
Sôhk dii der   
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)   

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)   

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao   
Pothohari   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
2,500,000.00   
22

Dialect 2
Northern Lao   
Saraiki   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Afganistan, India, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
20,000,000.00   
5

Dialect 3
Central Lao   
Doabi   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Pakistan, Punjab, India   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
30   
24

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
154.30 million   
12

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.44 %   
11

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
100.00 million   
11

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
54.30 million   
12

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی   

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   
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi   

French Name
lao   
pendjabi   

German Name
Laotisch   
Pandschabi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw   
Not Availble   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Punjabis   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
1000 AD   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms   
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi   

Standard Forms
Lao   
Modern Punjabi   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
lo   
pa   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao   
pan   

ISO 639 2/B
lao   
pan   

ISO 639 3
lao   
pan   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
laoo1244   
panj1256   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Isolating   
Fusional   

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

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Lao and Punjabi Speaking population

Lao and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 %. 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 Punjabi on Lao vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Lao and Punjabi Language Codes

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

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