Countries
Laos
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Andra Pradesh, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Karnataka
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Regulated By
Not Available
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
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.
- Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
- Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
Similar To
Thai Language
Tamil
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
Telugu Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
హలో (Halō)
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Bye
Sôhk dii der
బై (Bai)
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
Waddar
Where They Speak
Laos
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
Chenchu
Where They Speak
Laos
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Central Lao
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
Laos
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
తెలుగు (telugu)
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
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
German Name
Laotisch
Telugu-Sprache
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Not Available
Ethnicity
Not Available
Telugu people
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Tai
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No Early forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
Lao
Telugu
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
laoo1244
telu1262
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
Not Available
Lao and Telugu 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 Telugu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Lao and Telugu language. Lao word for "Hello" is ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i) or Telugu word for "Thank You" is ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu). Find more of such common Lao Greetings and Telugu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Lao vs Telugu Difficulty
The Lao vs Telugu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Lao Alphabets and Telugu 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 Telugu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Lao and Telugu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Lao is 44 weeks while to learn Telugu time required is 44 weeks.
