Lao Alphabet
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ກLao Letter Ko
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ຂLao Letter Kho Sung
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ຄLao Letter Kho Tam
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ງLao Letter Ngo
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ຈLao Letter Co
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ສLao Letter So Sung
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ຊLao Letter So Tam
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ຍLao Letter Nyo
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ດLao Letter Do
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ຕLao Letter To
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ຖLao Letter Tho Sung
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ທLao Letter Tho Tam
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ນLao Letter No
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ບLao Letter Bo
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ປLao Letter Po
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ຜLao Letter Pho Sung
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ຝLao Letter Fo Tam
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ພLao Letter Pho Tam
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ຟLao Letter Fo Sung
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ມLao Letter Mo
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ຢLao Letter Yo
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ລLao Letter Lo Loot
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ວLao Letter Wo
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ຫLao Letter Ho Sung
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ອLao Letter O
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ຮLao Letter Ho Tam
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ຯLao Ellipsis
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ະLao Vowel Sign A
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ັLao Vowel Sign Mai Kan
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າLao Vowel Sign Aa
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ຳLao Vowel Sign Am
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ິLao Vowel Sign I
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ີLao Vowel Sign Ii
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ຶLao Vowel Sign Y
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ືLao Vowel Sign Yy
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ຸLao Vowel Sign U
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ູLao Vowel Sign Uu
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ົLao Vowel Sign Mai Kon
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ຼLao Semivowel Sign Lo
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ຽLao Semivowel Sign Nyo
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ເLao Vowel Sign E
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ແLao Vowel Sign Ei
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ໂLao Vowel Sign O
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ໃLao Vowel Sign Ay
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ໄLao Vowel Sign Ai
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ໆLao Ko La
Description
The Lao alphabet was standardized in the 14th century, when the separated lands of the Mekong Valley were united under the rule of the Kingdom of Lan Xang. It originated from Khmer 1780–17DD , which evolved from Brahmi 11000–1104D . Therefore, it is a constant-syllabic abugida.
Lao writing is similar to Thai. They have common ancestors and similar fonts. There are fewer different letters denoting one sound in the Lao alphabet, and the symbols are more rounded. Thanks to the reform carried out in the 60s, spelling is simpler and closer to pronunciation. Just like in Thai 0E01–0E4F , Lao vowels are indicated by diacritical marks that are placed around the consonant. When only a vowel needs to be displayed, it is written together with a silent consonant.
The letters in this alphabet are not divided into uppercase and lowercase, written from left to right. There are no spaces between words.
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A
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B
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C
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D
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E
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F
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G
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H
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I
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J
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K
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L
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M
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N
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O
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P
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R
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S
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T
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U
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V
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Y