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Lao and Afrikaans Speaking countries

Lao
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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Laos
South Africa
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
Spanish Speakin..
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Rank: 14 (Overall)
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Rank: 14 (Overall)
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1.3 National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
South Africa
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Namibia, South Africa
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
1.6 Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
1.7 Regulated By
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Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
1.8 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.
  • Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
  • Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
1.9 Similar To
Thai Language
Dutch Language
1.10 Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Dutch Language

Lao vs Afrikaans Countries

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

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

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

Lao and Afrikaans as Minority Language

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

  • Lao as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
  • Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

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

Lao and Afrikaans Regulators

Lao and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you Lao and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Lao is not regulated.Afrikaans is regulated by Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Lao and Afrikaans Language History.

Lao and Afrikaans Continents

Thinking about Lao and Afrikaans continents in which Lao and Afrikaans speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Lao and Afrikaans. Most of the Lao speaking countries lie in Asia. While Afrikaans speaking countries lie in Africa. 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 Lao and Afrikaans languages:

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.

Afrikaans Interesting Facts:

  • Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
  • Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.

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

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