| Lao ພາສາລາວ phaasaa laao |
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| Spoken in: | Laos, Thailand, U.S., France, Canada, China, Australia | |
| Total speakers: | 5,225,552 (2006) | |
| Language family: | Tai-Kadai Kam-Tai Be-Tai Tai-Sek Tai Southwestern Tai Lao-Phutai Lao |
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| Official status | ||
| Official language in: | Laos | |
| Regulated by: | no official regulation | |
| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1: | lo | |
| ISO 639-2: | lao | |
| ISO 639-3: | lao | |
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Lao (ພາສາລາວ phaasaa laao) also Laotian, is the official language of Laos. Laos (ˈlɑːoʊs or /ˈlaʊs/ officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a Landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma It is a tonal language of the Tai family, and is closely related to the Isan language of the northeast region of Thailand, so that the two are often classed as one language. A tonal language is a language that uses tone to distinguish words The Tai languages (ภาษาไต are a subgroup of the Tai-Kadai Language family. Isan (Isan ภาษาอีสาน RTGS: phasa isan IPA: pʰaːsaː iːsaːn is the principal language of the Isan (northeastern region of Isan ( Isan /อีสาน also written as Isaan Isarn Issan or Esarn is the northeast region of Thailand. The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj The writing system of Lao is an abugida (a writing system composed of signs denoting consonants with an inherent following vowel) and is closely related to the writing system used in Thai. The Lao script is used mainly to write the Lao language. The minority languages of Laos are also written in the Lao script and officially it is the only script An abugida ( from Ge‘ez አቡጊዳ ’äbugida or Amharic አቡጊዳ ’abugida is a segmental Writing system which Thai (th ภาษาไทย, transcription: phasa thai, transliteration:; pʰāːsǎːtʰāj is the national and
The Lao language can be divided into five main dialects :
- Vientiane Lao
- Northern Lao (Luang Prabang)
- North-Eastern Lao (Xieng Khouang)
- Central Lao (Khammouan)
- Southern Lao (Champasak)
Vientiane Lao, the predominant dialect due to its use in the capital (whence it gets its name), is widely understood throughout the country, and all the dialects are for the most part mutually intelligible. Vientiane (vjɛnˈtjɑːn Lao ວຽງຈັນ Viang-chan) is the Capital city of Laos Luang Prabang, or Louangphrabang (Lao ຫລວງພະບາງ, IPA /luaŋ pʰabaːŋ/ is a city located in north central Laos, on the Administrative divisions The province is made up of the following districts Kham (9-02 Khoune (9-04 Morkmay (9-05 Nonghed (9-03 Pek Administrative divisions The province is made up of the following districts Bachiangchaleunsook District (16-03 Champassack District Vientiane (vjɛnˈtjɑːn Lao ວຽງຈັນ Viang-chan) is the Capital city of Laos
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Tones
Vientiane Lao has six tones: Low, Mid, High, Rising, High Rising and Low Falling. Vientiane (vjɛnˈtjɑːn Lao ວຽງຈັນ Viang-chan) is the Capital city of Laos A tonal language is a language that uses tone to distinguish words Pitch levels vary from the speaker's ethnicity and geographic location. Luang Prabang residents use five tones: Mid Falling Rising, Low Rising, Mid, High Falling and Mid Rising. Luang Prabang, or Louangphrabang (Lao ຫລວງພະບາງ, IPA /luaŋ pʰabaːŋ/ is a city located in north central Laos, on the
See also
References
- Phrasebook for the Lao language from Wikitravel
- Ethnologue report
- Lao Language & Culture Site
- Omniglot: Lao script
External links
- JUSK Lao, a javascript based Lao unicode keyboard
- Online English-Lao and Lao-English Dictionary
- Phrasebook for the Lao language from Wikitravel
- Lao Alphabet (Omniglot)
- Laoconnection.com
- Virtual Lao Keyboard
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