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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   
Isolating   

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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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