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Javanese and Lao Speaking countries


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Lao and Javanese Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Indonesia   
Laos   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Indonesia   
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
Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • The Javanese group is the largest ethnic group in Indonesian.
  • The earliest writing in Javanese dates from the 4th Century AD, at that time Javanese was written with the Pallava alphabet.
  
  • 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
Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages   
Thai Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   

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Javanese and Lao as Minority Language

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

  • Javanese as minority language: Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname.
  • Lao as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Javanese and Lao Regulators

Javanese and Lao speaking countries provide you Javanese and Lao regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Javanese is not regulated.Lao is not regulated. Also get to learn, Javanese and Lao Language History.

Javanese and Lao Continents

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

Javanese Interesting Facts:

Lao Interesting Facts:

The Javanese language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages whereas Javanese language is similar to Thai Language and derived from Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages.

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