Malayalam and Lao Speaking countries

Malayalam

Lao

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry

Laos

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry

Laos, Northeastern Thailand

1.4 Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.5 Speaking Continents

Asia

1.6 Minority Language

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.7 Regulated By

Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala

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1.8 Interesting Facts

Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.

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.

1.9 Similar To

Tamil and Sanskrit Languages

Thai Language

1.10 Derived From

Sanskrit Language

Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages

Malayalam vs Lao Countries

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

Malayalam Speaking Countries: India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry.
Lao Speaking Countries: Laos.

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

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

Malayalam and Lao as Minority Language

In Malayalam and Lao speaking countries you will get the countries which have Malayalam and Lao as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

Malayalam as minority language: Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Lao as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Malayalam and Lao Regulators

Malayalam and Lao speaking countries provide you Malayalam and Lao regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala regulates Malayalam language.Lao is not regulated. Also get to learn, Malayalam and Lao Language History.

Malayalam and Lao Continents

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

Malayalam Interesting Facts:

Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.

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.

The Malayalam language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Tamil and Sanskrit Languages whereas Malayalam language is similar to Thai Language and derived from Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages.