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Lao vs Sindhi


Lao
Sindhi vs Lao


Countries

Countries
Laos   
India, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   
India, Pakistan, Sindh   

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   
National Council For Promotion Of Sindhi Language, Sindhi Language Authority   

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.
  
  • The first writings of Sindhi language were found in 8th century CE.
  • In Sindhi language, every woord ends in a vowel.
  

Similar To
Thai Language   
Gujarati   

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   
Prakrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
64   
37

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28   
20
10   
7

How Many Consonants
27   
17
42   
31

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille   
Arabic, Devanagari   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   
Assalam O Alaikum   

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   
Meharbani   

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   
Kehra haal aahin   

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   
tava kia aayo   

Good Evening
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)   
Sham Jo Salam   

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)   
Assalam o Alaikum   

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

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   
Mehrbani   

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   
Moon khe afsos aahe   

Bye
Sôhk dii der   
Allah Wahi   

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   
Man tokhe prem karyan ti   

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   
Maaf Kajo   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao   
Siraiki   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Upper Sindh   

Dialect 2
Northern Lao   
Vicholi   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Central Sindh   

Dialect 3
Central Lao   
Lari   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Lower Sindh   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
29.00 million   
37

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.39 %   
34

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
25.00 million   
32

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   
Not Available   

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   
sindhi   

German Name
Laotisch   
Sindhi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Not Available   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
711 A.D   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms   
Not Available   

Standard Forms
Lao   
Sindhi   

Language Position
Not Available   
50   
37

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
lo   
sd   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao   
snd   

ISO 639 2/B
lao   
snd   

ISO 639 3
lao   
snd   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
laoo1244   
sind1272   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Isolating   
Not Available   

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Lao and Sindhi Language History

Comparison of Lao vs Sindhi language history gives us differences between origin of Lao and Sindhi language. History of Lao language states that this language originated in 1283 CE whereas history of Sindhi language states that this language originated in 711 A.D. 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 Sindhi Language History.

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

Lao vs Sindhi Difficulty

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

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