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Lao and Indonesian Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Indonesia   
Laos   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Indonesia   
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   

Second Language
East Timor, Indonesia   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
  • In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
  
  • 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
Malay language   
Thai Language   

Derived From
Malay and Dutch Languages   
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   

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Indonesian and Lao as Minority Language

In Indonesian and Lao speaking countries you will get the countries which have Indonesian and Lao as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Indonesian as minority language: Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands.
  • Lao as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

If you want to compare Indonesian and Lao dialects, then you can go to Indonesian vs Lao Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Indonesian and Lao Regulators

Indonesian and Lao speaking countries provide you Indonesian and Lao regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa regulates Indonesian language.Lao is not regulated. Also get to learn, Indonesian and Lao Language History.

Indonesian and Lao Continents

Thinking about Indonesian and Lao continents in which Indonesian and Lao speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Indonesian and Lao. Most of the Indonesian 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 Indonesian and Lao languages:

Indonesian Interesting Facts:

Lao Interesting Facts:

The Indonesian language was derived from Malay and Dutch Languages and is similar to Malay language whereas Indonesian language is similar to Thai Language and derived from Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages.

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