Lao script
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Lao script is an abugida writing system of the Tai-Kadai language family, primarily used to write the Lao language and closely related to the Thai script.
Aliases (1)
- Lao alphabet ×1
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brahmic script
→
abugida → writing system → |
| closelyAssociatedLanguage |
Lao
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| closelyRelatedTo |
Thai script
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| consonantInventorySize |
27 consonant letters (modern standard)
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|
| derivedFrom |
Khmer script
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|
| diacriticType |
tone diacritics
→
vowel diacritics → |
| digitalEncodingStandard |
Unicode
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| graphemeBase |
consonant as syllable base
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|
| hasCaseDistinction |
no
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| hasComponent |
consonant letters
→
numerals → punctuation marks → tone marks → vowel signs → |
| historicalOrigin |
descended from Old Khmer script
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ultimately from Pallava or South Indian Brahmi → |
| ISO15924Code |
Laoo
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| languageFamily |
Tai-Kadai
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|
| numeralSystem |
Lao digits 0–9
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|
| officialStatusIn |
Laos
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|
| primaryCountry |
Laos
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| reformedIn |
1960s spelling reforms in Laos
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| removedFeatureInReform |
many etymological spellings
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most consonant clusters → some redundant consonant letters → |
| scriptCategory |
South-East Asian abugida
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|
| scriptDirectionality |
horizontal
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|
| scriptFamily |
Brahmic scripts
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|
| spaceUsage |
spaces used inconsistently between words or phrases
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| timeOfStandardization |
20th century
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| toneMarkFunction |
indicates lexical tone in Lao
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| typicalMedium |
digital text
→
manuscripts → printed texts → |
| UnicodeBlock |
Lao
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|
| UnicodeRange |
U+0E80–U+0EFF
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|
| usedByCommunity |
Lao people
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|
| usedFor |
Isan language
→
Lao language → Tai languages → |
| usedInRegion |
Laos
→
Northeast Thailand → |
| vowelPlacement |
vowel signs placed before, after, above, or below consonants
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|
| vowelRepresentation |
inherent vowel /a/ or /o/ in consonant letters
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| writingDirection |
left-to-right
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| writingSystemType |
abugida
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|
Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Brahmic scripts
→
Khmer script → Pallava script → |
influenced |
|
Lao
→
Laos → Tai–Kadai languages → |
writingSystem |
|
Brahmi script
→
|
hasDescendant |
|
Lao
("Lao alphabet")
→
|
usesAlphabet |