Countries
Laos
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
  
National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
  
Bangladesh, India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
India
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
  
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.
  
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  
Similar To
Thai Language
  
Assamese and Oriya
  
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
  
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
  
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
  
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
  
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
  
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
  
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
  
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
  
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
  
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
  
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
  
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
  
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
  
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
  
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
  
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
  
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
  
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
  
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
  
Bye
Sôhk dii der
  
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
  
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
  
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
  
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
  
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
  
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
  
Chakma
  
Where They Speak
Laos
  
Bangladesh, Burma, India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
  
Hajong
  
Where They Speak
Laos
  
Bangladesh, India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Central Lao
  
Rarhi
  
Where They Speak
Laos
  
India
  
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million
  
40
215.00 million
  
9
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
25.00 million
  
32
196.00 million
  
7
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
19.00 million
  
16
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
  
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
  
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
  
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
  
French Name
lao
  
bengali
  
German Name
Laotisch
  
Bengali
  
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
  
Not available
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Bengalis (Bengali people)
  
Origin
1283 CE
  
1000–1200 CE
  
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Tai
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No Early forms
  
Abahatta, Old Bengali
  
Standard Forms
Lao
  
Bengali
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
lo
  
bn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
lao
  
ben
  
ISO 639 2/B
lao
  
ben
  
ISO 639 3
lao
  
ben
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
laoo1244
  
beng1280
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
59-AAF-u
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
  
Not Available
  
Lao and Bengali Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Lao and Bengali greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Lao and Bengali language. Lao word for "Hello" is ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i) or Bengali word for "Thank You" is ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad). Find more of such common Lao Greetings and Bengali Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Lao vs Bengali Difficulty
The Lao vs Bengali difficulty level basically depends on the number of Lao Alphabets and Bengali Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Lao and Bengali are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Lao and Bengali, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Lao is 44 weeks while to learn Bengali time required is 44 weeks.