French and Lao Speaking countries

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Countries

Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu

Laos

Total No. Of Countries

321

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National Language

France

Laos, Northeastern Thailand

Second Language

Africa, Canada

Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America

Asia

Minority Language

Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam

Not spoken in any of the countries

Regulated By

Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française

Interesting Facts

French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
French is the top language in Culinary Scene.

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

Italian Language

Thai Language

Derived From

Latin

Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages

French vs Lao Countries

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

French Speaking Countries: Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu.
Lao Speaking Countries: Laos.

So we find that, total number of countries where French is official language is 32 whereas total number of countries where Lao is official language is 1

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

French and Lao as Minority Language

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

French as minority language: Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam.
Lao as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

French and Lao Regulators

French and Lao speaking countries provide you French and Lao regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française regulates French language.Lao is regulated by . Also get to learn, French and Lao Language History.

French and Lao Continents

Thinking about French and Lao continents in which French and Lao speaking countries are present. Check out more information on French and Lao. Most of the French speaking countries lie in Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America. 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 French and Lao languages:

French Interesting Facts:

French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
French is the top language in Culinary Scene.

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 French language was derived from Latin and is similar to Italian Language whereas French language is similar to Thai Language and derived from Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages.