Persian and Lao Speaking countries

Persian

Lao

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan

Laos

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan

Laos, Northeastern Thailand

1.4 Second Language

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.5 Speaking Continents

Asia

1.6 Minority Language

Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.7 Regulated By

Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan

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1.8 Interesting Facts

In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.

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

Pashto and Balochi Languages

Thai Language

1.10 Derived From

Arabic Language

Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages

Persian vs Lao Countries

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

Persian Speaking Countries: Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan.
Lao Speaking Countries: Laos.

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

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

Persian and Lao as Minority Language

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

Persian as minority language: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates.
Lao as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Persian and Lao Regulators

Persian and Lao speaking countries provide you Persian and Lao regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan regulates Persian language.Lao is not regulated. Also get to learn, Persian and Lao Language History.

Persian and Lao Continents

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

Persian Interesting Facts:

In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.

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 Persian language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Pashto and Balochi Languages whereas Persian language is similar to Thai Language and derived from Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages.