Bengali

Lao

Bengali and Lao Speaking countries

Bengali

Lao

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone

Laos

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

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1.3 National Language

Bangladesh, India

Laos, Northeastern Thailand

1.4 Second Language

India

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.5 Speaking Continents

Asia

1.6 Minority Language

Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.7 Regulated By

Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi

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1.8 Interesting Facts

Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali 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

Assamese and Oriya

Thai Language

1.10 Derived From

Sanskrit Language

Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages

Bengali vs Lao Countries

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

Bengali Speaking Countries: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone.
Lao Speaking Countries: Laos.

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

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

Bengali and Lao as Minority Language

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

Bengali as minority language: Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Lao as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Bengali and Lao Regulators

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

Bengali and Lao Continents

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

Bengali Interesting Facts:

Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali 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 Bengali language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Assamese and Oriya whereas Bengali language is similar to Thai Language and derived from Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages.