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Cantonese and Lao Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Hong Kong, Macau
Laos
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
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2
Rank: 13 (Overall)
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Rank: 14 (Overall)
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
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1.3 National Language
China, Guangdong
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Hawaii
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.7 Regulated By
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
Not Available
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Cantonese have lot of slangs, many of them include words that do not make sense at all and some also have English in them.
  • Even though Cantonese and Mandarin are dialects of Chinese, Cantonese has 8 tones instead of Mandarin's 4.
  • 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
Chinese Language
Thai Language
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages

Cantonese vs Lao Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Cantonese is official language is 2 whereas total number of countries where Lao is official language is 1

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

Cantonese and Lao as Minority Language

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

  • Cantonese as minority language: Hawaii.
  • Lao as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Cantonese and Lao Regulators

Cantonese and Lao speaking countries provide you Cantonese and Lao regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division regulates Cantonese language.Lao is not regulated. Also get to learn, Cantonese and Lao Language History.

Cantonese and Lao Continents

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

Cantonese Interesting Facts:

  • Cantonese have lot of slangs, many of them include words that do not make sense at all and some also have English in them.
  • Even though Cantonese and Mandarin are dialects of Chinese, Cantonese has 8 tones instead of Mandarin's 4.

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 Cantonese language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Chinese Language whereas Cantonese language is similar to Thai Language and derived from Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages.

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