Tamil and Lao Speaking countries

Tamil

Lao

Lao and Tamil Speaking Countries

Countries

Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

Laos

Total No. Of Countries

National Language

Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

Laos, Northeastern Thailand

Second Language

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry

Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Asia

Minority Language

Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles

Not spoken in any of the countries

Regulated By

Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University

Not Available

Interesting Facts

Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.

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

Malayalam

Thai Language

Derived From

Not Available

Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages

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Tamil and Lao as Minority Language

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

Tamil as minority language: Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles.
Lao as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Tamil and Lao Regulators

Tamil and Lao speaking countries provide you Tamil and Lao regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University regulates Tamil language.Lao is not regulated. Also get to learn, Tamil and Lao Language History.

Tamil and Lao Continents

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

Tamil Interesting Facts:

Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.

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 Tamil language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Malayalam whereas Tamil language is similar to Thai Language and derived from Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages.