Lao and French Speaking countries

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Laos

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

Total No. Of Countries

132

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National Language

Laos, Northeastern Thailand

France

Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Africa, Canada

Speaking Continents

Asia

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

Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam

Regulated By

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

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.

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

Similar To

Thai Language

Italian Language

Derived From

Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages

Latin

Lao vs French Countries

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

Lao Speaking Countries: Laos.
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.

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

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

Lao and French as Minority Language

In Lao and French speaking countries you will get the countries which have Lao and French 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.
French as minority language: Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam.

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

Lao and French Regulators

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

Lao and French Continents

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

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.

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