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Lao vs Bengali


Lao
Lao
Bengali vs Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
4  
11

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

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

Alphabets
53  
32
51  
30

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28  
20
11  
8

How Many Consonants
27  
17
40  
29

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille  
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

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
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)  
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)  

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)  
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)  

Good Morning
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (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
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)  

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao  
Chakma  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Bangladesh, Burma, India  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
330,000.00  
36

Dialect 2
Northern Lao  
Hajong  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
71,000.00  
36

Dialect 3
Central Lao  
Rarhi  

Where They Speak
Laos  
India  

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
215.00 million  
9

Speaking Population
Not Available  
3.11 %  
8

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)  

History

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  
4  
4

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

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  

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Lao and Bengali Language History

Comparison of Lao vs Bengali language history gives us differences between origin of Lao and Bengali language. History of Lao language states that this language originated in 1283 CE whereas history of Bengali language states that this language originated in 1000–1200 CE. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Lao and Bengali Language History.

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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.

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