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Marwari vs Lao


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Lao vs 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  
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Marwari and Lao Language History

Comparison of Marwari vs Lao language history gives us differences between origin of Marwari and Lao language. History of Marwari language states that this language originated in 16 whereas history of Lao language states that this language originated in 1283 CE. 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 Marwari and Lao Language History.

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Marwari and Lao 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 Marwari and Lao greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Marwari and Lao language. Marwari word for "Hello" is khammaghani or Lao word for "Thank You" is ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i). Find more of such common Marwari Greetings and Lao Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Marwari vs Lao Difficulty

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

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