Lao

E64990
Tai language analytic language language tonal language

Lao is the official and most widely spoken language of Laos, belonging to the Tai-Kadai language family and closely related to Thai.

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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Lao canonical 34
Lao language 20
Isan language 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Tai language ⓘ
analytic language ⓘ
language ⓘ
tonal language ⓘ
closelyRelatedTo Thai language ⓘ
country Laos ⓘ
hasDialect Lao self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Central Lao

Lao self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Northeastern Lao

Lao–Phuthai languages ⓘ
surface form: Northern Lao

Lao–Phuthai languages ⓘ
surface form: Southern Lao

Vientiane ⓘ
surface form: Vientiane Lao
hasFeature classifier system ⓘ
lack of grammatical gender ⓘ
lack of verb conjugation for person ⓘ
subject–verb–object word order ⓘ
tones ⓘ
use of particles for modality ⓘ
influencedBy French ⓘ
Pali ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ
Thai language ⓘ
ISO639-1Code lo ⓘ
ISO639-2Code lao ⓘ
ISO639-3Code lao ⓘ
languageFamily Tai–Kadai languages ⓘ
surface form: Tai–Kadai language family
officialLanguageOf Laos ⓘ
primaryWritingDirection left-to-right ⓘ
region Southeast Asia ⓘ
regulatingBody Government of Laos ⓘ
surface form: Lao government (Ministry of Education and Sports)
scriptAncestor Khmer script ⓘ
surface form: Old Khmer script
scriptOrigin Brahmic scripts ⓘ
scriptType abugida ⓘ
spokenIn Cambodia ⓘ
Lao diaspora communities ⓘ
Laos ⓘ
Thailand ⓘ
Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form: Vietnam
standardVarietyBasedIn Vientiane ⓘ
subfamily Southwestern Tai ⓘ
surface form: Southwestern Tai languages
usedAsLinguaFrancaIn Laos ⓘ
usedIn education in Laos ⓘ
government in Laos ⓘ
mass media in Laos ⓘ
usesAlphabet Lao script ⓘ
surface form: Lao alphabet
usesNumeralSystem Lao numerals ⓘ
writingSystem Lao script ⓘ
writingSystemExcludes inherent spaces between words ⓘ
writingSystemLacks capital letters ⓘ

Referenced by (62)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Laos → majorLanguage → Lao ⓘ
Laos → majorEthnicGroup → Lao ⓘ
Thai → hasDialects → Lao ⓘ
subject surface form: Thai language
this entity surface form: Northeastern Thai
Thai → closelyRelatedTo → Lao ⓘ
subject surface form: Thai language
this entity surface form: Lao language
Thai → closelyRelatedTo → Lao ⓘ
subject surface form: Thai language
this entity surface form: Isan language
Radio Free Asia → languageOfBroadcast → Lao ⓘ
Radio Free Asia → hasPart → Lao ⓘ
this entity surface form: RFA Lao Service
SEATO → hasLanguage → Lao ⓘ
Laotian American → ethnicOrigin → Lao ⓘ
Vientiane → officialLanguage → Lao ⓘ
WPRO → officialLanguage → Lao ⓘ
Tai–Kadai languages → includesLanguage → Lao ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lao language
Shan → relatedEthnicGroup → Lao ⓘ
Southwestern Tai → hasMajorLanguage → Lao ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isan language
Southwestern Tai → hasSubgroup → Lao ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chiang Saen languages
National Assembly of Laos → nativeNameLanguage → Lao ⓘ
Lao → hasDialect → Lao self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Central Lao
Lao → hasDialect → Lao self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northeastern Lao
Lao script → usedFor → Lao ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lao language
Lao script → closelyAssociatedLanguage → Lao ⓘ
Western Pacific Region → hasOfficialLanguage → Lao ⓘ
Nam Ou → languageOfName → Lao ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lao language
independence of Laos → languageOfNewState → Lao ⓘ
East Asian languages → includesLanguage → Lao ⓘ
Chamic languages → historicalContactWith → Lao ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lao language
Royal Lao Government → officialLanguage → Lao ⓘ
Souvanna Phouma → ethnicGroup → Lao ⓘ
Souvanna Phouma → languageSpoken → Lao ⓘ
Pathet Lao → language → Lao ⓘ
Dai → relatedEthnicGroup → Lao ⓘ
Katu language → hasLoanwordsFrom → Lao ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lao language
Vichy French authorities in Indochina → languageUsed → Lao ⓘ
Lao National Museum → languageOfExhibits → Lao ⓘ
Tai languages → hasMajorLanguage → Lao ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lao language
Tai languages → hasStandardLanguage → Lao ⓘ
this entity surface form: Standard Lao
Tai Yai → relatedEthnicGroup → Lao ⓘ
Tai Lue → relatedEthnicGroup → Lao ⓘ
Vice President of Laos → languageOfWorkOrName → Lao ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lao language
Site 2 → languageOfLocalCommunity → Lao ⓘ
Northeastern Thailand → hasMajorLanguage → Lao ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lao language
Isan → hasSpokenLanguage → Lao ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lao language
Lao–Isan cultural area → languageInfluencedBy → Lao ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lao language
Lao people → ethnonym → Lao ⓘ
Lao people → language → Lao ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lao language
Lao people → autonym → Lao ⓘ
Thai language → closelyRelatedTo → Lao ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lao language
Tai Dam language → closelyRelatedTo → Lao ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lao language
Tai Ya language → closelyRelatedTo → Lao ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lao language
Phu Thai language → relatedTo → Lao ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lao language
Khamti language → sharesFeaturesWith → Lao ⓘ