lao is the main language spoken in laos.
lao is the main language spoken in laos.
what is the main language spoken in laos?
lao
the french language was introduced to laos in the 19th century when french explorers arrived in laos trying to make inroads into china after colonizing vietnam. the french did not pay much attention to the kingdom of lan xang but established a consulate in present-day luang prabang. the actual catalysts for the establishment of colonial protectorate over lao cultural regions were french fears of economic and political competition from britain. by the 1890s, border disputes with siam and france led to the franco-siamese war and the borders of laos and siam were established in favor of france and laos became a french protectorate. unlike in vietnam, the french did not pursue to fully exert their influence in laos and it was not until the 1900s that french began to be introduced into schools in laos, but it was mostly limited to vientiane. however, french rule finally gained firmer ground and french soon became the primary language of government and education and the language spread into southern laos following the founding of pakse. the french language peaked between the 1910s and world war ii and spread throughout the nation but, like vietnam, was not widely spoken in most rural areas. french eventually became the language of government officials and the elite. when japan invaded laos in world war ii, french remained in the educational system, unlike in vietnam, where vietnamese became the sole language of education, but the lao language was briefly used in the government. french returned as the sole political language after france resumed its rule of laos and was co-official with lao when laos was granted self-rule in 1949, but lao became the sole official language after independence in 1953.
french language in laos
in the 2011 census, 1,164,894 persons in latvia reported latvian as their main language spoken at home; 698,757 respondents listed russian as their main language spoken at home, representing 37.2% of the total population, whereas latvian was recorded as the main language spoken at home for 62.1%. latvian was spoken as a second language by 20.8% of the population, and 43.7% spoke russian as a second language. in total, 71% of ethnic latvians said they could speak russian, and 52% of russians could speak latvian in census 2000.









































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