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The table below shows the Lao consonant letters and their transcriptions according to IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet,) BGN/PCGN romanization (1966 system) and LC (US ALA-LC romanization,) as well as the transcriptions used in the Unicode names of the letters, and in official Lao government usage.
Aside from tone, there are twenty-one distinct consonant sounds that occur in the Lao language. Each letter has an acrophonical name that either begins with or features the letter prominently, and is used to teach the letter and serves to distinguish them from other, homophonous consonants. The letter ອ is a special null consonant used as a ...
This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Lao on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Lao in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them.
According to Article LXXV of Constitution of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, the Lao alphabet is the official script to the official language, but is also used to transcribe minority languages in the country, but some minority language speakers continue to use their traditional writing systems while the Hmong have adopted the Roman Alphabet.
Lao (Lao: ພາສາລາວ, [pʰáː.sǎː láːw]), sometimes referred to as Laotian, is the official language of Laos and a significant language in the Isan region of northeastern Thailand, where it is usually referred to as the Isan language. Spoken by over 3 million people in Laos and 3.7 million in all countries, it serves as a vital ...
The Lao script is a direct descendant of Tai Noi and continues its role as the official written language of the Lao language of the left bank as well as the script used to transcribe minority languages. [8] [4] In Isan, increased exposure to Tai Noi has been provided by the Khon Kaen University's
The language lacks both agreement and case marking, but word order is very free, with predicate-argument relations determined largely through context. Lao is a right-branching language, much like other Southeast Asian languages and, to a lesser extent, Romance languages.
Don't worry about it. Phasa Lao is only Phasa Lao in Phasa Lao. In English it's just plain Lao.--Mrrhum 22:21, 2 Jun 2004 (UTC) To be clear, I was referring to the name for Lao in Lao script, not the romanized form. prat 05:14, 3 Jun 2004 (UTC) Done. Markalexander100 05:16, 3 Jun 2004 (UTC) Pali is a language, not a script.