Lao Alphabet | ອັກສອນລາວ

The Lao alphabet consists of 27 consonants and various vowel symbols, closely related to Thai script.

ກ
Ko
k
ຂ
Kho
kh
ຄ
Kho
kh
ງ
Ngo
ng
ຈ
Co
c
ສ
So
s
ຊ
So
s
ຍ
Nyo
ny
ດ
Do
d
ຕ
To
t
ຖ
Tho
th
ທ
Tho
th
ນ
No
n
ບ
Bo
b
ປ
Po
p
ຜ
Pho
ph
ຝ
Fo
f
ພ
Pho
ph
ຟ
Fo
f
ມ
Mo
m
ຢ
Yo
y
ຣ
Ro
r
ລ
Lo
l
ວ
Vo
v
ຫ
Ho
h
ອ
O
o
ຮ
Ho
h

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About the Lao Alphabet

The Lao alphabet is an abugida used to write the Lao language. It consists of 27 consonants and various vowel symbols that can appear before, after, above, or below consonants. The script is closely related to Thai and both descended from the ancient Khmer script.

History

The Lao script evolved from the Khmer script in the 13th-14th centuries. It was adapted to write the Lao language and has undergone several reforms. The modern Lao alphabet was standardized in the 20th century, with some letters being removed or modified to simplify the script.

Key Features

  • Written from left to right
  • 27 consonants
  • Vowels as diacritics
  • Abugida script system
  • Related to Thai script
  • Derived from Khmer