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Nepali and Lao Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
India, Nepal
Laos
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
Spanish Speakin..
2
Rank: 13 (Overall)
1
Rank: 14 (Overall)
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
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1.3 National Language
Nepal
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
1.4 Second Language
Republic of Brazil
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
People's Republic of China
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.7 Regulated By
Language Academy of Nepal
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1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
  • Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese languages.
  • 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.
1.9 Similar To
Hindi
Thai Language
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages

Nepali vs Lao Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Nepali is official language is 2 whereas total number of countries where Lao is official language is 1

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

Nepali and Lao as Minority Language

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

  • Nepali as minority language: People's Republic of China.
  • Lao as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Nepali and Lao Regulators

Nepali and Lao speaking countries provide you Nepali and Lao regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Language Academy of Nepal regulates Nepali language.Lao is not regulated. Also get to learn, Nepali and Lao Language History.

Nepali and Lao Continents

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

Nepali Interesting Facts:

  • Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
  • Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese 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.

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

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