Countries
Laos
  
Assam, India
  
National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
  
Assam, India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not Available
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not Available
  
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.
  
- In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
- Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
  
Similar To
Thai Language
  
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language
  
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Bodo-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
  
Devanagari
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
  
Not Available
  
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
  
Not Available
  
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
  
Nungni khabora ma?
  
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
  
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)
  
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
  
Not Available
  
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
  
Not Available
  
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
  
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)
  
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
  
अननानै (Onnanwi)
  
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
  
Not Available
  
Bye
Sôhk dii der
  
Not Available
  
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
  
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)
  
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
  
Not Available
  
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
  
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect
  
Where They Speak
Laos
  
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar
  
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
  
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect
  
Where They Speak
Laos
  
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari
  
Dialect 3
Central Lao
  
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect
  
Where They Speak
Laos
  
Assam, India, Nepal
  
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million
  
40
0.60 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
25.00 million
  
32
0.60 million
  
99+
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
  
बड़ो (boṛo)
  
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
  
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci
  
French Name
lao
  
Not Available
  
German Name
Laotisch
  
Not Available
  
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
  
[bɔɽo]
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)
  
Origin
1283 CE
  
1913
  
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
  
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Subgroup
Tai
  
Tibeto-Burman
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No Early forms
  
Not Available
  
Standard Forms
Lao
  
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
lo
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
lao
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 2/B
lao
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 3
lao
  
brx
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
laoo1244
  
bodo1269
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
Not Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
  
Not Available
  
Lao and Bodo 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 Bodo greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Lao and Bodo language. Lao word for "Hello" is ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i) or Bodo word for "Thank You" is Not Available. Find more of such common Lao Greetings and Bodo Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Lao vs Bodo Difficulty
The Lao vs Bodo difficulty level basically depends on the number of Lao Alphabets and Bodo 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 Bodo are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Lao and Bodo, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Lao is 44 weeks while to learn Bodo time required is Not Available.