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Lao and Nepali Speaking countries


Lao
Nepali and Lao Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Laos   
India, Nepal   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   
Nepal   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
People's Republic of China   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Language Academy of Nepal   

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.
  
  • Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
  • Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese languages.
  

Similar To
Thai Language   
Hindi   

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   
Sanskrit Language   

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Lao and Nepali as Minority Language

In Lao and Nepali speaking countries you will get the countries which have Lao and Nepali 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.
  • Nepali as minority language: People's Republic of China.

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

Lao and Nepali Regulators

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

Lao and Nepali Continents

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

Lao Interesting Facts:

Nepali 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 Hindi and derived from Sanskrit Language.

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