Lao and Portuguese Speaking countries

Lao

Portuguese

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1.1 Countries

Laos

Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

110

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1.3 National Language

Laos, Northeastern Thailand

Portugal

1.4 Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

United States of America

1.5 Speaking Continents

Asia

Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America

1.6 Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America

1.7 Regulated By

Not Available

Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras

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.

Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.

1.9 Similar To

Thai Language

Spanish and Galician Languages

1.10 Derived From

Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages

Latin

Lao vs Portuguese Countries

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

Lao Speaking Countries: Laos.
Portuguese Speaking Countries: Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe.

So we find that, total number of countries where Lao is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Portuguese is official language is 10

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

Lao and Portuguese as Minority Language

In Lao and Portuguese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Lao and Portuguese 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.
Portuguese as minority language: Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America.

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

Lao and Portuguese Regulators

Lao and Portuguese speaking countries provide you Lao and Portuguese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Lao is not regulated.Portuguese is regulated by Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras. Also get to learn, Lao and Portuguese Language History.

Lao and Portuguese Continents

Thinking about Lao and Portuguese continents in which Lao and Portuguese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Lao and Portuguese. Most of the Lao speaking countries lie in Asia. While Portuguese speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America. 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 Portuguese 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.

Portuguese Interesting Facts:

Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.

The Lao language was derived from Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages and is similar to Thai Language whereas Lao language is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages and derived from Latin.