French and Lao Speaking countries
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
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
Not Available
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 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 not regulated. 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.