Russian and Lao Speaking countries
Countries
Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
Laos
National Language
Russia
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Second Language
Afganistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
- In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.
- 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.
Similar To
Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages
Thai Language
Derived From
Proto-Slavic Vocabulary
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Russian and Lao as Minority Language
In Russian and Lao speaking countries you will get the countries which have Russian and Lao as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Russian as minority language: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
- Lao as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
If you want to compare Russian and Lao dialects, then you can go to Russian vs Lao Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Russian and Lao Regulators
Russian and Lao speaking countries provide you Russian and Lao regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences regulates Russian language.Lao is not regulated. Also get to learn, Russian and Lao Language History.
Russian and Lao Continents
Thinking about Russian and Lao continents in which Russian and Lao speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Russian and Lao. Most of the Russian speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe. 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 Russian and Lao languages:
Russian Interesting Facts:
- In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
- In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.
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 Russian language was derived from Proto-Slavic Vocabulary and is similar to Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages whereas Russian language is similar to Thai Language and derived from Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages.