Everything about Lao Language totally explained
Lao (ພາສາລາວ
phaasaa laao) also
Laotian, is the official language of
Laos. It is a
tonal language of the
Tai family, and is closely related to the
Isan language of the
northeast region of
Thailand, so that the two are often classed as one language. The
writing system of Lao is an
abugida (a writing system composed of signs denoting consonants with an inherent following vowel) and is closely related to the writing system used in
Thai.
The Lao language can be divided into five main dialects :
Vientiane Lao, the predominant dialect due to its use in the capital (whence it gets its name), is widely understood throughout the country, and all the dialects are for the most part mutually intelligible.
Tones
Vientiane Lao has six
tones: Low, Mid, High, Rising, High Rising and Low Falling. Pitch levels vary from the speaker's ethnicity and geographic location.
Luang Prabang residents use five tones: Mid Falling Rising, Low Rising, Mid, High Falling and Mid Rising.
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