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Lao and Tibetan Speaking countries


Lao
Tibetan and Lao Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Laos   
China, Nepal   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   
Nepal, Tibet   

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   
China, India, Nepal   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Committee for the Standardisation of the Tibetan Language   

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.
  
  • Tibetan dialects vary alot, so it's difficult for tibetans to understand each other if they are not from same area.
  • Tibetan is tonal with six tones in all: short low, long low, high falling, low falling, short high, long high.
  

Similar To
Thai Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   
Not Available   

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Lao and Tibetan as Minority Language

In Lao and Tibetan speaking countries you will get the countries which have Lao and Tibetan 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.
  • Tibetan as minority language: China, India, Nepal.

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

Lao and Tibetan Regulators

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

Lao and Tibetan Continents

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

Lao Interesting Facts:

Tibetan 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 Not Available and derived from Not Available.

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