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Marathi and Lao Speaking countries


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Lao and Marathi Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra   
Laos   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
1   
14

National Language
India   
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   

Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Konkani Language   
Thai Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   

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Marathi and Lao as Minority Language

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

  • Marathi as minority language: Israel, Mauritius.
  • Lao as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Marathi and Lao Regulators

Marathi and Lao speaking countries provide you Marathi and Lao regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad regulates Marathi language.Lao is not regulated. Also get to learn, Marathi and Lao Language History.

Marathi and Lao Continents

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

Marathi Interesting Facts:

Lao Interesting Facts:

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

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