Countries
India
  
Laos
  
National Language
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
- Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
  
- 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
Bengali and Assamese
  
Thai Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
  
Alphabets in
Oriya-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)
  
Thai and Lao Braille
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ନମସ୍କାର (namascara)
  
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
  
Thank You
ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad)
  
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
  
How Are You?
କେମିତି ଅତ୍ଚନ୍ଥି? (kemiti achanti?)
  
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
  
Good Night
ସୁଭରାତ୍ର (shubharaatra)
  
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
  
Good Evening
ସୁଭସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା (subha sandhya)
  
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
  
Good Afternoon
ସୁଭ ଖରା ବେଳ (shubha kharaa bela)
  
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
  
Good Morning
ସୁପ୍ରଭାତ (suprabhaata)
  
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
  
Please
Not Available
  
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
  
Sorry
ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ (mū duḥkhita)
  
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
  
Bye
ସୁବିଦାୟ (shubidaaya)
  
Sôhk dii der
  
I Love You
ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଭଲ ପାଏ (mu tumoku bhala paye)
  
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
  
Excuse Me
କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ (kyamā karibe)
  
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
  
Dialect 1
Baleswari
  
Vientiane Lao
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Laos
  
Dialect 2
Ganjami
  
Northern Lao
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Laos
  
Dialect 3
Kosli
  
Central Lao
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Laos
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
33.00 million
  
34
25.00 million
  
40
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
33.00 million
  
28
25.00 million
  
32
Native Name
ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ōṛiyā)
  
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
  
Alternative Names
Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia
  
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
oriya
  
lao
  
German Name
Oriya-Sprache
  
Laotisch
  
Pronunciation
[ˈoɽia]
  
pʰáːsǎː láːw
  
Ethnicity
Odias
  
Not Available
  
Origin
3 BC
  
1283 CE
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Tai-Kadai Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Tai
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No Early forms
  
Standard Forms
Standard Odia
  
Lao
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
or
  
lo
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ori
  
lao
  
ISO 639 2/B
ori
  
lao
  
ISO 639 3
ori
  
lao
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
macr1269
  
laoo1244
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Isolating
  
Oriya 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 Oriya and Lao greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Oriya and Lao language. Oriya word for "Hello" is ନମସ୍କାର (namascara) or Lao word for "Thank You" is ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i). Find more of such common Oriya Greetings and Lao Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Oriya vs Lao Difficulty
The Oriya vs Lao difficulty level basically depends on the number of Oriya 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 Oriya and Lao are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Oriya and Lao, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Oriya is 44 weeks while to learn Lao time required is 44 weeks.