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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lao script canonical | 18 |
| Lao alphabet | 1 |
| Lao script (for some Katuic languages) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brahmic script
ⓘ
abugida ⓘ writing system ⓘ |
| closelyAssociatedLanguage | Lao ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Thai script ⓘ |
| consonantInventorySize | 27 consonant letters (modern standard) ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Khmer script ⓘ |
| diacriticType |
tone diacritics
ⓘ
vowel diacritics ⓘ |
| digitalEncodingStandard | Unicode ⓘ |
| graphemeBase | consonant as syllable base ⓘ |
| hasCaseDistinction | no ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
consonant letters
ⓘ
numerals ⓘ punctuation marks ⓘ tone marks ⓘ vowel signs ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin |
descended from Old Khmer script
ⓘ
ultimately from Pallava or South Indian Brahmi ⓘ |
| ISO15924Code | Laoo ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Tai–Kadai languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Tai-Kadai
|
| numeralSystem | Lao digits 0–9 ⓘ |
| officialStatusIn | Laos ⓘ |
| primaryCountry | Laos ⓘ |
| reformedIn | 1960s spelling reforms in Laos ⓘ |
| removedFeatureInReform |
many etymological spellings
ⓘ
most consonant clusters ⓘ some redundant consonant letters ⓘ |
| scriptCategory | South-East Asian abugida ⓘ |
| scriptDirectionality | horizontal ⓘ |
| scriptFamily | Brahmic scripts ⓘ |
| spaceUsage | spaces used inconsistently between words or phrases ⓘ |
| timeOfStandardization | 20th century ⓘ |
| toneMarkFunction | indicates lexical tone in Lao ⓘ |
| typicalMedium |
digital text
ⓘ
manuscripts ⓘ printed texts ⓘ |
| UnicodeBlock | Lao ⓘ |
| UnicodeRange | U+0E80–U+0EFF ⓘ |
| usedByCommunity | Lao people ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Isan
ⓘ
surface form:
Isan language
Lao ⓘ
surface form:
Lao language
Tai languages ⓘ |
| usedInRegion |
Laos
ⓘ
Northeastern Thailand ⓘ
surface form:
Northeast Thailand
|
| vowelPlacement | vowel signs placed before, after, above, or below consonants ⓘ |
| vowelRepresentation | inherent vowel /a/ or /o/ in consonant letters ⓘ |
| writingDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| writingSystemType | abugida ⓘ |
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lao alphabet
this entity surface form:
Lao script (for some Katuic languages)