Countries
Laos
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Israel, Mauritius
Regulated By
Not Available
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
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.
- Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
- Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
Similar To
Thai Language
Konkani Language
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
Bye
Sôhk dii der
बाय (Bāya)
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
Maharashtrian Konkani
Where They Speak
Laos
Kokan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
Varhadi
Where They Speak
Laos
Vidarbha
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Central Lao
Khandeshi
Where They Speak
Laos
Khandesh
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
मराठी (marāṭhī)
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
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
German Name
Laotisch
Marathi
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Marathi people
Origin
1283 CE
10th century
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Tai
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Early Forms
No Early forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
Standard Forms
Lao
Marathi
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
laoo1244
mara1378
Linguasphere
No data available
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Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
Not Available
Lao and Marathi 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 Marathi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Lao and Marathi language. Lao word for "Hello" is ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i) or Marathi word for "Thank You" is धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda). Find more of such common Lao Greetings and Marathi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Lao vs Marathi Difficulty
The Lao vs Marathi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Lao Alphabets and Marathi 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 Marathi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Lao and Marathi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Lao is 44 weeks while to learn Marathi time required is 4 weeks.