Lao

Swahili

Lao and Swahili Speaking countries

Lao

Swahili

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

Laos

African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

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Bhojpuri Speaking Countries

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1.3 National Language

Laos, Northeastern Thailand

Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania

1.4 Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.5 Speaking Continents

Asia

Africa

1.6 Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.7 Regulated By

Not Available

Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)

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.

Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.

1.9 Similar To

Thai Language

Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages

1.10 Derived From

Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages

Arabic Language

Lao vs Swahili Countries

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

Lao Speaking Countries: Laos.
Swahili Speaking Countries: African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya.

So we find that, total number of countries where Lao is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Swahili is official language is 4

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

Lao and Swahili as Minority Language

In Lao and Swahili speaking countries you will get the countries which have Lao and Swahili 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.
Swahili as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Lao and Swahili Regulators

Lao and Swahili speaking countries provide you Lao and Swahili regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Lao is not regulated.Swahili is regulated by Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya). Also get to learn, Lao and Swahili Language History.

Lao and Swahili Continents

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

Swahili Interesting Facts:

Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.

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