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Lao and Xhosa Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Laos
South Africa
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
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Rank: 14 (Overall)
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1.3 National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
South Africa
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Lesotho, South Africa
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
1.6 Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho
1.7 Regulated By
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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.
  • Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
  • The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
1.9 Similar To
Thai Language
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
1.10 Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages

Lao vs Xhosa Countries

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

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

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

Lao and Xhosa as Minority Language

In Lao and Xhosa speaking countries you will get the countries which have Lao and Xhosa 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.
  • Xhosa as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho.

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

Lao and Xhosa Regulators

Lao and Xhosa speaking countries provide you Lao and Xhosa regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Lao is not regulated.Xhosa is not regulated. Also get to learn, Lao and Xhosa Language History.

Lao and Xhosa Continents

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

Xhosa Interesting Facts:

  • Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
  • The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.

The Lao language was derived from Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages and is similar to Thai Language whereas Lao language is similar to Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele and derived from Khoi-Khoi and San Languages.

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