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Lao and Yoruba Speaking countries


Lao
Yoruba and Lao Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Laos   
Benin, Nigeria   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   
Nigeria   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Yoruba Academy   

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.
  
  • One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
  • In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
  

Similar To
Thai Language   
Owo and Itsekiri languages   

Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   
Not Available   

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Lao and Yoruba as Minority Language

In Lao and Yoruba speaking countries you will get the countries which have Lao and Yoruba 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.
  • Yoruba as minority language: Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America.

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

Lao and Yoruba Regulators

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

Lao and Yoruba Continents

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

Lao Interesting Facts:

Yoruba 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 Owo and Itsekiri languages and derived from Not Available.

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