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In other languages: ພາສາລາວ

Laos

Languages

Description

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)

Loa Phrasebook - WikiTravel

Alphabet and Pronunciation

Alphabet

Lao alphabet - Omniglot

Pronunciation

Lao pronunciation dictionary - Frovo

Language Aids and Dictionaries

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

Brier, Sam. Lao basics : an introduction to the Lao language. Clarendon, Vermont: Tuttle Publishing, 2010. Available at: WorldCat.

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 ==Description==
 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==
 '''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'''
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 '''Language Aids'''
 * [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==
-* 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  ==