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Sindhi and Lao


Lao
Lao and Sindhi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan   
Laos   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
India, Pakistan, Sindh   
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
National Council For Promotion Of Sindhi Language, Sindhi Language Authority   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • The first writings of Sindhi language were found in 8th century CE.
  • In Sindhi language, every woord ends in a vowel.
  
  • 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   
Thai Language   

Derived From
Prakrit Language   
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
64   
37
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
28   
20

How Many Consonants
42   
31
27   
17

Scripts
Arabic, Devanagari   
Thai and Lao Braille   

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Assalam O Alaikum   
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   

Thank You
Meharbani   
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   

How Are You?
Kehra haal aahin   
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   

Good Night
tava kia aayo   
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   

Good Evening
Sham Jo Salam   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)   

Good Afternoon
Assalam o Alaikum   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)   

Good Morning
Subho Bakhair   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)   

Please
Mehrbani   
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   

Sorry
Moon khe afsos aahe   
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   

Bye
Allah Wahi   
Sôhk dii der   

I Love You
Man tokhe prem karyan ti   
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   

Excuse Me
Maaf Kajo   
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Siraiki   
Vientiane Lao   

Where They Speak
Upper Sindh   
Laos   

Dialect 2
Vicholi   
Northern Lao   

Where They Speak
Central Sindh   
Laos   

Dialect 3
Lari   
Central Lao   

Where They Speak
Lower Sindh   
Laos   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
29.00 million   
37
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
0.39 %   
34
Not Available   

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
25.00 million   
32

Native Name
Not Available   
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
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
sindhi   
lao   

German Name
Sindhi-Sprache   
Laotisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
pʰáːsǎː láːw   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Not Available   

History

Origin
711 A.D   
1283 CE   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Tai-Kadai Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Tai   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
No Early forms   

Standard Forms
Sindhi   
Lao   

Language Position
50   
37
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sd   
lo   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
snd   
lao   

ISO 639 2/B
snd   
lao   

ISO 639 3
snd   
lao   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
sind1272   
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   

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All Sindhi 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 Sindhi and Lao dialects. Various dialects of Sindhi and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Sindhi are spoken in different Sindhi Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Sindhi vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Sindhi dialects include: Siraiki, Vicholi. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Sindhi and Lao Speaking population

Sindhi and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sindhi and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Sindhi and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sindhi language is 0.39 % 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 Sindhi and Lao on Sindhi vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

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