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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

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

Sam Brier, Lao basics : an introduction to the Lao language, Clarendon, Vermont : Tuttle Publishing, Singapore : Berkeley Books, 2010 - Available at WorldCat