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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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==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
'''Dictionary'''
'''Dictionary'''
* D G Collins, '''''An English-Laos dictionary''''', Chieng Mai, Mission Press, 1906 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/english-laos-dictionary/oclc/874734585&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Collins, D. G. ''An English-Laos dictionary.'' Chieng Mai: Mission Press, 1906. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/874734585 WorldCat].
* '''''Lao phrasebook and dictionary''''', Carlton : Lonely Planet, 2020 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/lao-phrasebook-and-dictionary/oclc/1229041255&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* ''Lao phrasebook and dictionary.'' Carlton: Lonely Planet, 2020. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/1229041255 WorldCat].


'''Online Dictionaries'''
'''Online Dictionaries'''
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'''Language Aids'''
'''Language Aids'''
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lao_grammar Lao grammar] - Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lao_grammar Lao grammar] - Wikipedia
* N J Enfield, '''''A Grammar of Lao''''', Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, 2008 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/grammar-of-lao/oclc/1013942864&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Enfield, N. J. ''A Grammar of Lao.'' Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton, 2008. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/1013942864 WorldCat].


==Additional Resources==
==Additional Resources==
* Sam Brier, '''''Lao basics : an introduction to the Lao language''''', Clarendon, Vermont : Tuttle Publishing, Singapore : Berkeley Books, 2010 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/lao-basics-an-introduction-to-the-lao-language/oclc/884587538&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Brier, Sam. ''Lao basics : an introduction to the Lao language.'' Clarendon, Vermont: Tuttle Publishing, 2010. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/884587538 WorldCat].


== References  ==
== References  ==

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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]

Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

Alphabet

Pronunciation

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

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.

References[edit | edit source]