Lao and Korean Speaking countries
Countries
Laos
  
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
  
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
  
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:
- 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 Interesting Facts:
- 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.
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.