Sinhalese and Lao Speaking countries

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.

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.