Lao and Malaysian Speaking countries
Countries
Laos
  
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore
  
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
  
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:
- 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.
Malaysian Interesting Facts:
- 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.
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.