Lao

Malayalam

Lao and Malayalam Speaking countries

Lao

Malayalam

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

Laos

India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

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1.3 National Language

Laos, Northeastern Thailand

Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry

1.4 Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.5 Speaking Continents

Asia

1.6 Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

1.7 Regulated By

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Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala

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.

Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.

1.9 Similar To

Thai Language

Tamil and Sanskrit Languages

1.10 Derived From

Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages

Sanskrit Language

Lao vs Malayalam Countries

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

Lao Speaking Countries: Laos.
Malayalam Speaking Countries: India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry.

So we find that, total number of countries where Lao is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Malayalam is official language is 3

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

Lao and Malayalam as Minority Language

In Lao and Malayalam speaking countries you will get the countries which have Lao and Malayalam 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.
Malayalam as minority language: Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

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

Lao and Malayalam Regulators

Lao and Malayalam speaking countries provide you Lao and Malayalam regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Lao is not regulated.Malayalam is regulated by Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala. Also get to learn, Lao and Malayalam Language History.

Lao and Malayalam Continents

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

Malayalam Interesting Facts:

Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.

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