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Marwari and Lao


Lao
Lao and Marwari


Countries

Countries
Rajastan, India   
Laos   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Rajastan, India   
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Nepal, Pakistan   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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

Derived From
Gujarati Language   
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
42   
22
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
28   
20

How Many Consonants
32   
22
27   
17

Scripts
Devanagari   
Thai and Lao Braille   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
khammaghani   
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   

Thank You
dhanyavaad   
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   

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

Good Night
shubh raatri   
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   

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

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

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

Please
kirpa   
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   

Sorry
Maaf Karo   
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   

Bye
bye   
Sôhk dii der   

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

Excuse Me
maaf karo   
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Jogi   
Vientiane Lao   

Where They Speak
India   
Laos   

Dialect 2
Bagri   
Northern Lao   

Where They Speak
India   
Laos   

Dialect 3
Dhundhari   
Central Lao   

Where They Speak
India   
Laos   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
6   
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.21 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
14.00 million   
99+
25.00 million   
32

Native Name
Marwari   
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   

Alternative Names
Marvadi, Marvari, Marwadi, Rajasthani   
Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao   

French Name
marvari   
lao   

German Name
Marwari   
Laotisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
pʰáːsǎː láːw   

Ethnicity
Marwari or Marwadi   
Not Available   

History

Origin
16   
1283 CE   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Tai-Kadai Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Tai   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No Early forms   

Standard Forms
Marwari   
Lao   

Language Position
72   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
lo   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mwr   
lao   

ISO 639 2/B
mwr   
lao   

ISO 639 3
mwr   
lao   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
raja1256   
laoo1244   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Isolating   

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All Marwari and Lao Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Marwari and Lao dialects. Various dialects of Marwari and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Marwari are spoken in different Marwari Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Marwari vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Marwari dialects include: Jogi, Bagri. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Marwari and Lao Speaking population

Marwari and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marwari and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Marwari and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marwari language is 0.21 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Marwari and Lao on Marwari vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Marwari and Lao Language Codes

Marwari and Lao language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Marwari and Lao Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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