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Nepali and Lao Speaking countries


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Lao and Nepali Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
India, Nepal   
Laos   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Nepal   
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
People's Republic of China   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Language Academy of Nepal   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
  • Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese languages.
  
  • 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
Hindi   
Thai Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   

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Nepali and Lao as Minority Language

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

  • Nepali as minority language: People's Republic of China.
  • Lao as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Nepali and Lao Regulators

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

Nepali and Lao Continents

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

Nepali Interesting Facts:

Lao Interesting Facts:

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

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