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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> | |||
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)== | ==Word List(s)== | ||
* [https://wikitravel.org/en/Lao_phrasebook Loa Phrasebook] - WikiTravel | |||
==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | ==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | ||
'''Alphabet''' | |||
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/lao.htm#:~:text=Lao%20alphabet Lao alphabet] - Omniglot | |||
'''Pronunciation''' | |||
* [https://forvo.com/languages/lo/#:~:text=Lao%20pronunciation%20dictionary Lao pronunciation dictionary] - Frovo | |||
==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | ==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] | |||
* '''''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] | |||
'''Online Dictionaries''' | |||
* [https://glosbe.com/en/lo Dictionary English - Lao] - Glosbe | |||
'''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] | |||
==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] | |||
== 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]
- 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
- D G Collins, 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
- N J Enfield, A Grammar of Lao, Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, 2008 - Available at WorldCat
Additional Resources[edit | edit source]
- Sam Brier, Lao basics : an introduction to the Lao language, Clarendon, Vermont : Tuttle Publishing, Singapore : Berkeley Books, 2010 - Available at WorldCat