Lao and Persian Speaking countries

Lao

Persian

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

Laos

Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

Laos, Northeastern Thailand

Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan

1.4 Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

1.5 Speaking Continents

Asia

1.6 Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

1.7 Regulated By

Not Available

Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan

1.8 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.

In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.

1.9 Similar To

Thai Language

Pashto and Balochi Languages

1.10 Derived From

Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages

Arabic Language

Lao vs Persian Countries

Comparing Lao vs Persian countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Lao and Persian languages.

Lao Speaking Countries: Laos.
Persian Speaking Countries: Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan.

So we find that, total number of countries where Lao is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Persian is official language is 3

Find if Lao and Persian are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Lao and Persian speaking countries will give you the presence of Lao and Persian languages in different countries. Along with Lao vs Persian countries, you can also compare Lao vs Persian.

Lao and Persian as Minority Language

In Lao and Persian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Lao and Persian 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.
Persian as minority language: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates.

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

Lao and Persian Regulators

Lao and Persian speaking countries provide you Lao and Persian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Lao is not regulated.Persian is regulated by Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan. Also get to learn, Lao and Persian Language History.

Lao and Persian Continents

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

Persian Interesting Facts:

In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.

The Lao language was derived from Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages and is similar to Thai Language whereas Lao language is similar to Pashto and Balochi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.