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Lao script or Akson Lao (Lao: ອັກສອນລາວ [ʔák.sɔ̌ːn láːw]) is the primary script used to write the Lao language and other minority languages in Laos. Its earlier form, the Tai Noi script , was also used to write the Isan language , but was replaced by the Thai script .
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Native name: ລາວ (lao) [láːw], ພາສາລາວ (phasa lao) [pʰáːsǎːláːw] Language family: Kra-Dai, Tai, Southwestern Tai, Lao-Phutai, Lao; Number of speakers: c. 4.5 million; Spoken in: Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, USA; First written: c. 1350; Writing system: Lao script (ອັກສອນລາວ) [ʔáksɔ̌ːn láːw]
Lao (Lao: ພາສາລາວ, [pʰáː sǎː láːw] ), sometimes referred to as Laotian, is the official language of Laos and a significant language in the Isan region of northeastern Thailand, where it is usually referred to as the Isan language.
Lao script or Akson Lao ( Lao: ອັກສອນລາວ [ʔák.sɔ̌ːn láːw]) is the primary script used to write the Lao language and other minority languages in Laos. Its earlier form, the Tai Noi script, was also used to write the Isan language, but was replaced by the Thai script.
Lao writing is a direct descendant of an Indian script adapted by the Cambodians and later borrowed and modified by the Thai King Rama Khamheng in the 13th century. The Lao alphabet is therefore essentially the same as the modern Thai alphabet, the most obvious difference being in the shape or style of the letters.
