Countries
Laos
India, No official status
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
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
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.
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
Similar To
Thai Language
Maithili and Magahi
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Bhojpuri-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
प्रणाम (prannam)
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
राम राम (raam raam)
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Bye
Sôhk dii der
प्रणाम (prannam)
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
Caribbean Hindustani
Where They Speak
Laos
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
Fiji Hindi
Where They Speak
Laos
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Central Lao
Tharu Bhojpuri
Where They Speak
Laos
India
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
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
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
German Name
Laotisch
Bhojpuri
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
Ethnicity
Not Available
Not Available
Origin
1283 CE
19th Century
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Tai
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No Early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Lao
Bhojpuri
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
lo
No data Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
laoo1244
bhoj1246
Linguasphere
No data available
59-AAF-sa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
Not Available
Lao and Bhojpuri 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 Bhojpuri greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Lao and Bhojpuri language. Lao word for "Hello" is ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i) or Bhojpuri word for "Thank You" is धन्वाद (dhanvaad). Find more of such common Lao Greetings and Bhojpuri Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Lao vs Bhojpuri Difficulty
The Lao vs Bhojpuri difficulty level basically depends on the number of Lao Alphabets and Bhojpuri 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 Bhojpuri are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Lao and Bhojpuri, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Lao is 44 weeks while to learn Bhojpuri time required is 44 weeks.