Lao leid
Frae Wikipedia
| Lao | |
|---|---|
| ພາສາລາວ phasa lao | |
| Pronunciation | pʰáːsǎː láːw |
| Spoken natively in | Thailand, Laos, Cambodie |
| Native speakers | 20–25 million (2004) (3 million in Laos) |
| Leid faimlie |
Tai–Kadai
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| Writin seestem | Lao script in Laos Thai script amang Isan in Thailand |
| Offeecial status | |
| Offeecial leid in |  Laos |
| Leid codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | lo |
| ISO 639-2 | lao |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously: lao – Laotian Lao tts – Isan (Thailand Lao) phu – Phuan Lao |
Lao or Laotian (BGN/PCGN: phasa lao, IPA: [pʰáːsǎːláːw]) is a tonal leid o the Kradai leid family. It is the offeecial leid o Laos, an an' a' spaken in the northeast o Thailand, whaur it is uisually referred tae as the Isan leid. Being the primary leid o the Lao fowk, Lao is an aa an important seicont leid for the multitude o ethnic groups in Laos an in Isan. Lao, like aw leids in Laos, is written in an abugida script. Although there is nae offeecial staundart, the Vientiane dialect haes become the de facto staundart.
