Lao

Endonyms

ລາວ

Alternate Names

Lao, Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao

Identifiers
ISO code

lao

Glottocode

laoo1244

Metadata
Countries of origin

Laos

Also spoken in

Laos

Writing systems

Lao

Linguistic genealogy

Tai-Kadai

EGIDS Status

1 - National

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