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Lao and Korean Speaking countries


Lao
Korean and Lao Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Laos   
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
5   
10

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   
North Korea, South Korea   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America   

Regulated By
Not Available   
The National Institute of the Korean Language   

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.
  
  • Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
  • Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
  

Similar To
Thai Language   
Chinese and Japanese languages   

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   
Not Available   

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Lao and Korean as Minority Language

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

  • Lao as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
  • Korean as minority language: Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America.

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

Lao and Korean Regulators

Lao and Korean speaking countries provide you Lao and Korean regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Lao is not regulated.Korean is regulated by The National Institute of the Korean Language. Also get to learn, Lao and Korean Language History.

Lao and Korean Continents

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

Lao Interesting Facts:

Korean Interesting Facts:

The Lao language was derived from Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages and is similar to Thai Language whereas Lao language is similar to Chinese and Japanese languages and derived from Not Available.

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