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Does Laos belong to Thailand?
Laos is an independent republic, and the only landlocked nation in Southeast Asia, northeast of Thailand, west of Vietnam.
What do you call someone from Laos?
A common mistake is to call people from Laos ‘Lao’. The correct term for people that live in Laos is ‘Laotian‘. The term ‘indigenous peoples’ is not used by the Laotian government. Instead, they refer to non-Lao people as ‘ethnic minorities’.
Is Lao easier than Thai?
In terms of vocabulary both languages share a lot of vocabulary roots. However, Thai has more loanwords from Pali and Sanskrit than Lao does. In truth around 70% of the vocabulary is the same. … Lao however is a simpler and more phonetic script and Thai is closer to the Sanskrit script.
What country conquered Laos?
Colonialism and the French Protectorate of Laos (1893–1953)