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Sinhalese and Lao Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Sri Lanka
Laos
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
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Rank: 14 (Overall)
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Rank: 14 (Overall)
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1.3 National Language
Sri Lanka
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
1.4 Second Language
Sri Lanka
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.7 Regulated By
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
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1.8 Interesting Facts
  • In Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
  • Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.
  • 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
Maldivian Language
Thai Language
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages

Sinhalese vs Lao Countries

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

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

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

Sinhalese and Lao as Minority Language

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

  • Sinhalese as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
  • Lao as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Sinhalese and Lao Regulators

Sinhalese and Lao speaking countries provide you Sinhalese and Lao regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල) regulates Sinhalese language.Lao is not regulated. Also get to learn, Sinhalese and Lao Language History.

Sinhalese and Lao Continents

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

Sinhalese Interesting Facts:

  • In Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
  • Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.

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 Sinhalese language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Maldivian Language whereas Sinhalese language is similar to Thai Language and derived from Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages.

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