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Lao vs Tulu


Lao
Tulu 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.
  
  • Tulu script is similar to Thigalaya script, which was one of the earliest scripts such as Persian and Latin.
  • Tulu is a protoDravidian i.e original language.
  

Similar To
Thai Language   
Kannada Language   

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
51   
30

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
28   
20
16   
13

How Many Consonants
27   
17
35   
25

Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille   
Kannada Script   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   
Namaskara   

Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   
Mast Upakara.   

How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   
Yencha Ullar?   

Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   
yedde rathre   

Good Evening
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)   
yedde baiyya   

Good Afternoon
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)   
yedde madhyana   

Good Morning
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)   
yedde kaande   

Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   
Daya maltadu   

Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   
Yenna thapu aandu   

Bye
Sôhk dii der   
Barpe   

I Love You
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   
Yank ninade preeti Malpuye   

Excuse Me
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   
Kshamisi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao   
Brahmin tulu   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Tamil Nadu   

Dialect 2
Northern Lao   
Jain   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Tamil Nadu   

Dialect 3
Central Lao   
Girijan   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Tamil Nadu   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
1.70 million   
99+

Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   
Tulu   

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   
Tal, Tallu, Thalu, Thulu, Tilu, Tullu, Tuluva Bhasa   

French Name
lao   
Not Available   

German Name
Laotisch   
Not Available   

Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Tuluva   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
14   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No Early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Lao   
Tulu   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
lo   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lao   
Not Available   

ISO 639 2/B
lao   
Not Available   

ISO 639 3
lao   
tcy   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
laoo1244   
tulu1258   

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 Tulu Language History

Comparison of Lao vs Tulu language history gives us differences between origin of Lao and Tulu language. History of Lao language states that this language originated in 1283 CE whereas history of Tulu language states that this language originated in 14. 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 Tulu Language History.

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

Lao vs Tulu Difficulty

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

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