Swahili

Lao

Swahili and Lao Speaking countries

Swahili

Lao

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya

Laos

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

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Bhojpuri Speaking Countries

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1.3 National Language

Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania

Laos, Northeastern Thailand

1.4 Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.5 Speaking Continents

Africa

Asia

1.6 Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.7 Regulated By

Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)

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1.8 Interesting Facts

Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.

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

Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages

Thai Language

1.10 Derived From

Arabic Language

Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages

Swahili vs Lao Countries

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

Swahili Speaking Countries: African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya.
Lao Speaking Countries: Laos.

So we find that, total number of countries where Swahili is official language is 4 whereas total number of countries where Lao is official language is 1

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

Swahili and Lao as Minority Language

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

Swahili as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
Lao as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Swahili and Lao Regulators

Swahili and Lao speaking countries provide you Swahili and Lao regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya) regulates Swahili language.Lao is not regulated. Also get to learn, Swahili and Lao Language History.

Swahili and Lao Continents

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

Swahili Interesting Facts:

Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.

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 Swahili language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages whereas Swahili language is similar to Thai Language and derived from Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages.