Lao and Somali Speaking countries

Lao and Somali as Minority Language

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

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

Lao and Somali Regulators

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

Lao and Somali Continents

Thinking about Lao and Somali continents in which Lao and Somali speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Lao and Somali. Most of the Lao speaking countries lie in Asia. While Somali speaking countries lie in Africa, Middle East. 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 Somali 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.

Somali Interesting Facts:

• Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
• One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.

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