Bengali and Lao Speaking countries
Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
  
Laos
  
National Language
Bangladesh, India
  
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
  
Second Language
India
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  
- 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
Assamese and Oriya
  
Thai Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
  
Bengali and Lao as Minority Language
In Bengali and Lao speaking countries you will get the countries which have Bengali and Lao as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Bengali as minority language: Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America.
- Lao as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
If you want to compare Bengali and Lao dialects, then you can go to Bengali vs Lao Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Bengali and Lao Regulators
Bengali and Lao speaking countries provide you Bengali and Lao regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi regulates Bengali language.Lao is not regulated. Also get to learn, Bengali and Lao Language History.
Bengali and Lao Continents
Thinking about Bengali and Lao continents in which Bengali and Lao speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Bengali and Lao. Most of the Bengali speaking countries lie in Asia. While Lao speaking countries lie in Asia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Bengali and Lao languages:
Bengali Interesting Facts:
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
Lao Interesting Facts:
- 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.
The Bengali language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Assamese and Oriya whereas Bengali language is similar to Thai Language and derived from Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages.