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
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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.
- Tulu script is similar to Thigalaya script, which was one of the earliest scripts such as Persian and Latin.
- Tulu is a protoDravidian i.e original language.
Similar To
Thai Language
Kannada Language
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Kannada Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Namaskara
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
Mast Upakara.
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Yencha Ullar?
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
yedde rathre
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
yedde baiyya
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
yedde madhyana
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
yedde kaande
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Daya maltadu
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
Yenna thapu aandu
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Yank ninade preeti Malpuye
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Kshamisi
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
Brahmin tulu
Where They Speak
Laos
Tamil Nadu
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
Jain
Where They Speak
Laos
Tamil Nadu
Dialect 3
Central Lao
Girijan
Where They Speak
Laos
Tamil Nadu
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Tulu
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
Tal, Tallu, Thalu, Thulu, Tilu, Tullu, Tuluva Bhasa
French Name
lao
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German Name
Laotisch
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Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
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Ethnicity
Not Available
Tuluva
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Tai
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Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
No Early forms
No early forms
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
lo
No data available
ISO 639 2/T
lao
Not Available
ISO 639 2/B
lao
Not Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
laoo1244
tulu1258
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
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All Lao and Tulu 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 Tulu dialects. Various dialects of Lao and Tulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Lao are spoken in different Lao Speaking Countries whereas Tulu Dialects are spoken in different Tulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Lao vs Tulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao, Northern Lao. Tulu dialects include: Brahmin tulu , Jain. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Lao and Tulu Speaking population
Lao and Tulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lao and Tulu languages can be compared. The total count of Lao and Tulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Tulu language is Not Available. 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 Tulu on Lao vs Tulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Lao and Tulu Language Codes
Lao and Tulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Lao and Tulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.