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Somali and Lao Speaking countries


Lao
Lao and Somali Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   
Laos   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

National Language
Somalia   
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East   
Asia   

Minority Language
Yemen   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
  • One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
  
  • 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
Afar and Oromo Language   
Thai Language   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   

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Somali and Lao as Minority Language

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

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

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

Somali and Lao Regulators

Somali and Lao speaking countries provide you Somali and Lao regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy regulates Somali language.Lao is not regulated. Also get to learn, Somali and Lao Language History.

Somali and Lao Continents

Thinking about Somali and Lao continents in which Somali and Lao speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Somali and Lao. Most of the Somali speaking countries lie in Africa, Middle East. 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 Somali and Lao languages:

Somali Interesting Facts:

Lao Interesting Facts:

The Somali language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Afar and Oromo Language whereas Somali language is similar to Thai Language and derived from Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages.

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