Lao leid

Lao or Laotian (BGN/PCGN: phasa lao, Template:IPA-lo) 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.