Language/Lao

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Facts about Lao

Lao, sometimes referred to as Laotian, is a Kra–Dai language of the Lao people. It is spoken in Laos, where it is the official language for around 7 million people, as well as in northeast Thailand, where it is used by around 23 million people, usually referred to as Isan. Lao serves as a lingua franca among the citizens of Laos, who also speak approximately 90 other languages, many of which are unrelated to Lao.

From a linguistic point of view, Lao is directly related to the isan spoken in the northeast region of Thailand (which is why this language is also called "Northeast Thai"), and made with it. This part of a subgroup of Tai languages, known as Lao-phutai. Artisan and Lao are close enough that on both sides of the border between the two countries, they form a linguistic continuum.

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• Language code (ISO 639-3): lao
• Autonyms (how to write "Lao" in Lao): ລາວ / ພາສາລາວ
• Other names for "Lao": Eastern Thai, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao
• The Lao language is spoken in: Laos

Source

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lao_language
• https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lao_(langue)

Lao Dictionaries

• Sealang: Lao-English dictionary + phonetics

• Seasite: Lao-English dictionary

• Laosoftware: Lao-French dictionary

• Wikitravel: Lao phrasebook

• common phrases Lao-French (Lao & Latin characters)

• Short dictionary of religious and Buddhist terms Lao-English (2005)

• Lexique français laocien by Marie-Joseph Cuaz (1904) (Lao & Latin characters)

• Dictionnaire français-laotien by Guy Cheminaud (1906) (Latin characters)

• Dictionnaire français-laotien, Mission Pavie, exploration de l'Indo-Chine, by Victor-Alphonse Massie (1894) (Latin characters)

• Manuel de conversation franco-laotien by Estrade (1895) (Latin characters)

Sources

• https://www.lexilogos.com/english/lao_dictionary.htm
• https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Internet-Dictionaries#Southeast_Asian_languages

Lao Online Virtual Keyboard

Free Lao Lessons

• Grammar Lessons

• Vocabulary Lessons

• Pronunciation Lessons

• Culture Lessons

Language Exchange

• Find members TEACHING Lao

• Find members LEARNING Lao

Forum

• SHARE ideas about Lao

• Ask a QUESTION about Lao

Tools

• Have your text CORRECTED in Lao

• VIDEOS to learn Lao

Marketplace

• Buy or Sell SERVICES related to Lao

Last Lessons

Days of the Week — How to Use Have — How to Use Be — How to say Good Bye? — Health — Give your Opinion — Express Surprise — Future Tense — Feelings and Emotions — Education — Drinks — Clothes — Negation — Plurals — Questions — Conditional Mood — Pronouns — Adjectives — Count to 10 — Colors — Time — Food — House Home — Demonstrative Pronouns — Personal pronouns — Directions — Geography — Sport — Climate — Transportation