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Lao vs Sanskrit


Lao
Lao
Sanskrit vs Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

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  
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.
  
  • Sanskrit language has highest number of vocabularies than any other language.
  • Sanskrit Language has proved to help in speech therapy, also it increases concentration and helps to learn maths and science better.
  

Similar To
Thai Language  
Old German Language  

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages  
Prakrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28  
20
16  
13

How Many Consonants
27  
17
36  
26

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
20 weeks  
5

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)  
नमस्कारः (namaskāraḥ)  

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)  
धन्यवादाः (dhanyawādāh)  

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)  
कथमस्ति भवान् (kathamasti bhawān)  

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)  
शुभरात्री (shubharātrī)  

Good Evening
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)  
शुभः सायंकालः  

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)  
शुभ दुपार  

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

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  
कृपया (kripayā)  

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)  

Bye
Sôhk dii der  
पुनः मिलामः(punah milamah)  

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  
त्वामनुरजामि (twāmanurajāmi)  

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Northern Lao  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Central Lao  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
0  

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
Not Available  

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
14.10 million  
99+

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)  
संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam)  

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  
Not Available  

French Name
lao  
sanskrit  

German Name
Laotisch  
Sanskrit  

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw  
[səmskr̩t̪əm]  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Not Available  

History

Origin
1283 CE  
2000 B.C.  

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tai  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Not Available  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms  
Vedic Sanskrit  

Standard Forms
Lao  
Sanskrit  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
lo  
sa  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao  
san  

ISO 639 2/B
lao  
san  

ISO 639 3
lao  
san  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
laoo1244  
sans1269  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Ancient  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Isolating  
Synthetic  

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Lao and Sanskrit Language History

Comparison of Lao vs Sanskrit language history gives us differences between origin of Lao and Sanskrit language. History of Lao language states that this language originated in 1283 CE whereas history of Sanskrit language states that this language originated in 2000 B.C.. 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 Sanskrit Language History.

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

Lao vs Sanskrit Difficulty

The Lao vs Sanskrit difficulty level basically depends on the number of Lao Alphabets and Sanskrit 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 Sanskrit are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Lao and Sanskrit, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Lao is 44 weeks while to learn Sanskrit time required is 20 weeks.

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