Lao and Swahili Speaking countries
Countries
Laos
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
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.
Similar To
Thai Language
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Arabic Language
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.