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==Facts about Lao == | ==Facts about Lao == | ||
*'''Language code (ISO 639-3)''': <code>lao</code> | *'''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> | |||
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. | |||
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lao_language | |||
==Lao Dictionaries== | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [http://sealang.net/lao/dictionary.htm Sealang]: Lao-English dictionary + phonetics | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [http://www.seasite.niu.edu/Lao/LDictionary/default.aspx Seasite]: Lao-English dictionary | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [http://www.laosoftware.com/index.php?Langue=en Laosoftware]: Lao-French dictionary | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://wikitravel.org/en/Lao_phrasebook Wikitravel]: Lao phrasebook | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [http://lgpg.free.fr/langue/essentiel/essentiel.htm common phrases] Lao-French <span class="k">(Lao & Latin characters)</span> | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://www.academia.edu/1967269 Short dictionary of religious and Buddhist terms] <span class="x">Lao-English</span> (2005) | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://archive.org/details/lexiquefranaisl00cuazgoog?view=theater Lexique français laocien] by Marie-Joseph Cuaz (1904) <span class="k">(Lao & Latin characters)</span> | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://archive.org/details/DictionnaireFranais-laotien?view=theater Dictionnaire français-laotien] by Guy Cheminaud (1906) <span class="k">(Latin characters)</span> | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://archive.org/details/DictionnaireFranais-laotien_546?view=theater Dictionnaire français-laotien], <span class="x">''Mission Pavie'', exploration de l'Indo-Chine</span>, by Victor-Alphonse Massie (1894) <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: https://www.lexilogos.com/english/lao_dictionary.htm | ||
==Free Lao Lessons== | ==Free Lao Lessons== | ||
Revision as of 17:54, 8 September 2021
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Facts about Lao
- 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
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. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lao_language
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)