Lao is one of the important languages. Lao countries are the countries where Lao is used for interaction between citizens and government officials. Lao countries are the countries where Lao is main language. In Lao countries, all the official documents are written in Lao language. In Lao speaking countries, various Lao Dialects are spoken. Each Lao dialect has it's own pronunciations and words, as a result of these differences, sometimes communication problems arise between speakers from different Lao speaking countries. Check out detailed information About Lao Language.
Lao speaking countries include both countries with Lao national language and Lao as a second language. Check if Lao language is one of the Most Spoken Languages.
Compare Lao speaking countries with spanish speaking countries on Lao vs Spanish.
Second Language is a non-native language of the speaker, but used in the locality of that person.
The Lao countries mentioned under Lao Speaking countries are the countries where majority of people speak Lao language.
Countries with Lao as minority language are also included in Lao speaking countries.
Along with Lao speaking countries check out Lao speaking population. The language spoken by minority of the population of a territory is called minority language.
You can also explore more about all Oceania Languages which are spoken in Oceania Continent.
Many world languages have one or more language regulators. The bodies that regulate standard languages are usually called language academies. Official organizations that regulate Lao language are Lao regulators. Lao is not regulated. The regulatory bodies of Lao lie in Lao speaking countries. Some of the interesting facts of Lao:
The Lao language is derived from Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages and is closely related to Thai Language.