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Urdu vs Lao


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Lao vs Urdu


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Laos  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Pakistan  
Laos, Northeastern Thailand  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania  
Asia  

Minority Language
India  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
  • Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
  
  • 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
Arabic and Hindi Languages  
Thai Language  

Derived From
Ghaznavid Persian Language  
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
52  
31
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
28  
20

How Many Consonants
40  
29
27  
17

Scripts
Arabic  
Thai and Lao Braille  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
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
خوش آمديد  
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)  

Thank You
آپ کا شکریہ  
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)  

How Are You?
آپ کیسے ہیں؟  
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)  

Good Night
گڈ نائٹ  
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)  

Good Evening
سلام علیکم  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)  

Good Afternoon
گڈ آفٹر نون  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)  

Good Morning
گڈ مارننگ  
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)  

Please
براہ مہربانی  
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)  

Sorry
معاف کرنا  
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)  

Bye
الوداع  
Sôhk dii der  

I Love You
مجھے تم سے محبت  
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)  

Excuse Me
معاف کیجئے گا  
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Dakhini  
Vientiane Lao  

Where They Speak
India  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
11,000,000.00  
12
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Hyderabadi Urdu  
Northern Lao  

Where They Speak
India  
Laos  

Dialect 3
Rekhta  
Central Lao  

Where They Speak
South Asia  
Laos  

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
104.00 million  
15
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
0.99 %  
20
Not Available  

Native Speakers
61.00 million  
19
25.00 million  
32

Second Language Speakers
43.00 million  
14
Not Available  

Native Name
اُردُو  
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)  

Alternative Names
Bihari  
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
ourdou  
lao  

German Name
Urdu  
Laotisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈʊrd̪u]  
pʰáːsǎː láːw  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Not Available  

History

Origin
12th Century CE  
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
Modern Standard Urdu  
Lao  

Language Position
20  
18
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Signed Urdu  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ur  
lo  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
urd  
lao  

ISO 639 2/B
urd  
lao  

ISO 639 3
urd  
lao  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
urdu1245  
laoo1244  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-q  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Isolating  

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Urdu and Lao Language History

Comparison of Urdu vs Lao language history gives us differences between origin of Urdu and Lao language. History of Urdu language states that this language originated in 12th Century CE 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 Urdu and Lao Language History.

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

Urdu vs Lao Difficulty

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

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