Lao > LINGUIST List Language Search
Name:
Lao
Type:
Language
Alternate Names:
Laotian Tai; Laotian; Phou Lao; Eastern Thai; Lum Lao; Lao Wiang; Lao Kao; Rong Kong; Tai Lao; Lao-Tai; Lأƒآ o; Lao-Lum; Lao-Noi; Lào
Spoken in:
USA, Australia, France, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Canada
Number of speakers:
3,000,000 in Laos (1991 UBS). Population total all countries: 3,184,500
(Ethnologue)
Code:
lao
Code Standard:
ISO 639-3
Documentation:
SIL
Families:
Tai-Kadai (Thai-Kadai)
Parent Subgroup:
Lao-Phutai (laop)
Child Dialects:
Luang Prabang (lao-lua)
Lao-Khrang (lao-lak)
Vientiane; Wiang Jan; Vientiene (lao-vie)
Savannakhet; Suwannakhet (lao-sav)
Lao-Kao (lao-lao)
Pakse (lao-pak)

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