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Chinese and Lao Speaking countries

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Countries

Countries

China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
Laos

Total No. Of Countries

51
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National Language

China, Taiwan
Laos, Northeastern Thailand

Second Language

Republic of Brazil
Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Asia
Asia

Minority Language

Indonesia, Malaysia
Not spoken in any of the countries

Regulated By

Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
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Interesting Facts

  • Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
  • In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
  • 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

Japanese and Korean Languages
Thai Language

Derived From

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Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages

Chinese vs Lao Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Chinese is official language is 5 whereas total number of countries where Lao is official language is 1

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

Chinese and Lao as Minority Language

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

  • Chinese as minority language: Indonesia, Malaysia.
  • Lao as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Chinese and Lao Regulators

Chinese and Lao speaking countries provide you Chinese and Lao regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council regulates Chinese language.Lao is regulated by . Also get to learn, Chinese and Lao Language History.

Chinese and Lao Continents

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

Chinese Interesting Facts:

  • Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
  • In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.

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 Chinese language was derived from and is similar to Japanese and Korean Languages whereas Chinese language is similar to Thai Language and derived from Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages.