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Khmer and Lao Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Cambodia
Laos
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
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Rank: 14 (Overall)
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Rank: 14 (Overall)
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1.3 National Language
Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam
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
Australia, France, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.7 Regulated By
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1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Khmer is not the tonal language.
  • Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.
  • 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
Lao Language
Thai Language
1.10 Derived From
Pali and Sanskrit Languages
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages

Khmer vs Lao Countries

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

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

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

Khmer and Lao as Minority Language

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

  • Khmer as minority language: Australia, France, United States of America.
  • Lao as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Khmer and Lao Regulators

Khmer and Lao speaking countries provide you Khmer and Lao regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Khmer is not regulated.Lao is not regulated. Also get to learn, Khmer and Lao Language History.

Khmer and Lao Continents

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

Khmer Interesting Facts:

  • Khmer is not the tonal language.
  • Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.

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

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