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Lao vs Maithili


Lao
Lao
Maithili vs Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos  
India, Nepal  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand  
India, Nepal  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Nepal  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

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.
  
  • Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
  • Maithili has rich literature.
  

Similar To
Thai Language  
Bhojpuri Language  

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
47  
27

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28  
20
8  
5

How Many Consonants
27  
17
Not Available  

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
Not Available  

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)  
pranam  

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)  
dhanyabad  

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)  
Aahan kehan chhi ?  

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)  
Śubharātri  

Good Evening
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)  
shubh sandhya  

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)  
dopahar ke bad namaskar  

Good Morning
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)  
Suprabhaat  

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  
kripaya  

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  
maf karai  

Bye
Sôhk dii der  
Alavidā  

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi  

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  
kripaya  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao  
Tharuwat  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Nepal  

Dialect 2
Northern Lao  
Madhubani  

Where They Speak
Laos  
North India  

Dialect 3
Central Lao  
Khortha  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Deoghar, France  

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
15  
14

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
32.00 million  
35

Speaking Population
Not Available  
0.41 %  
33

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
27.00 million  
30

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
2.80 million  
33

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)  
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)  

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  
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia  

French Name
lao  
maithili  

German Name
Laotisch  
Maithili  

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Maithil  

History

Origin
1283 CE  
14th century  

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tai  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Lao  
Standard Maithili  

Language Position
Not Available  
40  
31

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
lo  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao  
mai  

ISO 639 2/B
lao  
mai  

ISO 639 3
lao  
mai  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
laoo1244  
mait1250  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

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 Maithili Language History

Comparison of Lao vs Maithili language history gives us differences between origin of Lao and Maithili language. History of Lao language states that this language originated in 1283 CE whereas history of Maithili language states that this language originated in 14th century. 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 Maithili Language History.

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Lao and Maithili 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 Maithili greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Lao and Maithili language. Lao word for "Hello" is ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i) or Maithili word for "Thank You" is dhanyabad. Find more of such common Lao Greetings and Maithili Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Lao vs Maithili Difficulty

The Lao vs Maithili difficulty level basically depends on the number of Lao Alphabets and Maithili 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 Maithili are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Lao and Maithili, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Lao is 44 weeks while to learn Maithili time required is Not Available.

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