Lao and Burmese Speaking countries

Lao and Burmese as Minority Language

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

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

Lao and Burmese Regulators

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

Lao and Burmese Continents

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

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.

Burmese Interesting Facts:

• The naming of people in Burmese is strange. There is no last name, often name is rhymed such as Ming Ming, Mo Mo or Jo Jo.
• It appears as odd language to many people because it has peculiar pitch register, tonal form as language.

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