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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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