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==Facts about Lao == | ==Facts about Lao == | ||
*'''Language code (ISO 639-3)''': <code>lao</code> | |||
*'''Autonyms''' (''how to write "Lao" in Lao''): <code>ລາວ / ພາສາລາວ</code> | |||
*'''Other names for "Lao"''': <code>Eastern Thai, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao</code> | |||
*'''The Lao language is spoken in''': <code>Laos</code> | |||
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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. | 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. | 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. | ||
===Source=== | ===Source=== | ||
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lao_language | * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lao_language | ||
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<span class="jb">•</span> [https://archive.org/details/ManuelDeConversationFranco-laotien?view=theater Manuel de conversation franco-laotien] by Estrade (1895) <span class="k">(Latin characters)</span> | <span class="jb">•</span> [https://archive.org/details/ManuelDeConversationFranco-laotien?view=theater Manuel de conversation franco-laotien] by Estrade (1895) <span class="k">(Latin characters)</span> | ||
===Sources=== | ===Sources=== | ||
* https://www.lexilogos.com/english/lao_dictionary.htm | * https://www.lexilogos.com/english/lao_dictionary.htm | ||
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