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Lao and Malaysian Speaking countries


Lao
Malaysian and Lao Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Laos   
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
3   
12

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   
Malaysia   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Indonesia   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Thailand   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka   

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.
  
  • One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
  • Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
  

Similar To
Thai Language   
Indonesian Language   

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   
Tamil Language   

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Lao and Malaysian as Minority Language

In Lao and Malaysian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Lao and Malaysian 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.
  • Malaysian as minority language: Thailand.

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

Lao and Malaysian Regulators

Lao and Malaysian speaking countries provide you Lao and Malaysian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Lao is not regulated.Malaysian is regulated by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. Also get to learn, Lao and Malaysian Language History.

Lao and Malaysian Continents

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

Lao Interesting Facts:

Malaysian 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 Indonesian Language and derived from Tamil Language.

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