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Lao and Oriya Speaking countries


Lao
Oriya and Lao Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Laos   
India   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   
India   

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   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
  • Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
  

Similar To
Thai Language   
Bengali and Assamese   

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   
Sanskrit Language   

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Lao and Oriya as Minority Language

In Lao and Oriya speaking countries you will get the countries which have Lao and Oriya 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.
  • Oriya as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Lao and Oriya Regulators

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

Lao and Oriya Continents

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

Lao Interesting Facts:

Oriya 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 Bengali and Assamese and derived from Sanskrit Language.

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