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Lao vs Marwari


Lao
Lao
Marwari vs Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos  
Rajastan, India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand  
Rajastan, 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  
Nepal, Pakistan  

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.
  
  • Marwari language was historically written in Mahajani, which is version of the Landa script.
  • Marwari language is written in Arabic Alphabets in Pakistan.
  

Similar To
Thai Language  
Gujarati, Haryanvi, Hindi and Punjabi Languages  

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages  
Gujarati Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
42  
22

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28  
20
10  
7

How Many Consonants
27  
17
32  
22

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)  
khammaghani  

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)  
dhanyavaad  

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)  
Kikan ho sa?  

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)  
shubh raatri  

Good Evening
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)  
Shubh Honjh  

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)  
Shubh Befar  

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

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  
kirpa  

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  
Maaf Karo  

Bye
Sôhk dii der  
bye  

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  
main tanne pyaar karoon  

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  
maaf karo  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao  
Jogi  

Where They Speak
Laos  
India  

Dialect 2
Northern Lao  
Bagri  

Where They Speak
Laos  
India  

Dialect 3
Central Lao  
Dhundhari  

Where They Speak
Laos  
India  

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
22.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available  
0.21 %  
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
14.00 million  
99+

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)  
Marwari  

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  
Marvadi, Marvari, Marwadi, Rajasthani  

French Name
lao  
marvari  

German Name
Laotisch  
Marwari  

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Marwari or Marwadi  

History

Origin
1283 CE  
16  

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  
Marwari  

Language Position
Not Available  
72  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
lo  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao  
mwr  

ISO 639 2/B
lao  
mwr  

ISO 639 3
lao  
mwr  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
laoo1244  
raja1256  

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 Marwari Language History

Comparison of Lao vs Marwari language history gives us differences between origin of Lao and Marwari language. History of Lao language states that this language originated in 1283 CE whereas history of Marwari language states that this language originated in 16. 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 Marwari Language History.

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

Lao vs Marwari Difficulty

The Lao vs Marwari difficulty level basically depends on the number of Lao Alphabets and Marwari 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 Marwari are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Lao and Marwari, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Lao is 44 weeks while to learn Marwari time required is 44 weeks.

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