Lao

ISO 639-3: laoLiving4 writing systems

Lao is a language catalogued in the ISO 639-3 standard (code: lao). GlotScript records multiple-source attestation for the Lao script (ISO 15924: Laoo). Single-source script relationships for Lao include Thai, Braille and Latin.

Writing Systems

Source agreement does not establish current usage, official status, dates or region. Evidence definitions and sources.

Lao
Abugida
Multiple-source attestation
ISO 15924: LaooFamily: Brahmic / Southeast AsianOrigin: Southeast AsiaLiving
Lao in LaoLao
Thai
Abugida
Single-source attestation
ISO 15924: ThaiFamily: Brahmic / Southeast AsianOrigin: Southeast AsiaLiving
Lao in ThaiThai
Braille
Notation / Other
Single-source attestation
ISO 15924: Brai
Lao in Braille
Latin
Alphabet
Single-source attestation
ISO 15924: LatnFamily: LatinOrigin: Mediterranean / EuropeLiving
Lao in LatinBasic LatinLatin-1 SupplementLatin Extended-A+7 more blocks →

Cached CLDR Character Repertoires

Main charactersLao

່້໊໋໌ໍໆກຂຄງຈສຊຍດຕຖທນບປຜຝພຟມຢຣລວຫໜໝອຮຯະັາຳິີຶືຸູົຼຽເແໂໃໄ

Auxiliary characters

​໐໑໒໓໔໕໖໗໘໙

Character repertoire: CLDR 48.0.0, locale lo, Unicode Licence v3. Preview capped at 192 entries, not a complete ordered alphabet. Explore Lao in Lao: full source, limitations, fonts and keyboards.

Other languages written in Lao

Lao shares an attested relationship with the Lao script (ISO 15924: Laoo) — with these languages:

Alak
alk
Tai Dam
blt
Brao
brb
Eastern Bru
bru
Western Bru
brv
Hmong Njua
hnj
Jeh
jeh
Kuy
kdt
Khmu
kjg
View all Lao languages →