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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
The official and majority language is '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lao_language Lao]''', a language of the Tai-Kadai language family. <br> | The official and majority language is '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lao_language Lao]''', a language of the Tai-Kadai language family. <br> | ||
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Description[edit | edit source]
The official and majority language is Lao, a language of the Tai-Kadai language family.
However, only slightly more than half of the population speaks Lao natively. The remainder, particularly in rural areas, speak ethnic minority languages.
Word List(s)[edit | edit source]
- Loa Phrasebook - WikiTravel
Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
Alphabet
- Lao alphabet - Omniglot
Pronunciation
- Lao pronunciation dictionary - Frovo
Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]
Dictionary
- Collins, D. G. An English-Laos dictionary. Chieng Mai: Mission Press, 1906. Available at: WorldCat.
- Lao phrasebook and dictionary. Carlton: Lonely Planet, 2020. Available at: WorldCat.
Online Dictionaries
- Dictionary English - Lao - Glosbe
Language Aids
- Lao grammar - Wikipedia
- Enfield, N. J. A Grammar of Lao. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton, 2008. Available at: WorldCat.
Additional Resources[edit | edit source]
- Brier, Sam. Lao basics : an introduction to the Lao language. Clarendon, Vermont: Tuttle Publishing, 2010. Available at: WorldCat.