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- You will notice that Lao sometimes has two symbols for the same consonant sound. "kh" for example, can be written either or. The same holds true for the sounds which we transcribe as "s", "th", "ph", "f", and "h". Each has two Lao alphabet symbols to represent it.
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Each has two Lao alphabet symbols to represent it. The significance of this arrangement becomes evident when we remember that Lao is a tonal language and that there must be some way for the writing system to indicate the tone of a syllable.
Southern Brahmic. v. t. e. 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.
- ສູນ
- soun
- sun
With the advent of Unicode support, the Lao script maintains its presence in the digital age, from online platforms to mobile communication. 6. Unique Aspects. Divergence from Thai: While the Lao and Thai scripts share historical lineage, they have diverged in several ways, particularly in their representation of vowels and tones.
Click on each Lao alphabet to listen to the sound. In these lists the consonants are cited by their "full" names. For example, the letter ກ is called k OO ka # y, the k OO of "chicken". Naming the letters in this way precludes ambiguity when spelling aloud. Asked to spell ປ້າ you could do so correctly by saying p OO, salá aa , mày thóo.
Unlike its close relative, Thai, the Lao orthography is an alphabet and has no inherent vowel, but it still represents vowels using 18 vowel signs (9 combining marks, 8 dedicated vowel letters, and 2 consonants). Several plain vowel sounds are written using multiple code points.
Lao script or Akson Lao 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. It has 27 consonants , 7 consonantal ligatures , 33 vowels , and 4 tone marks .
So far we have used only one vowel symbol, າ (salá "aa"), in our examples. Not all the vowels are written after the initial consonant. salá "ee", ເx, and two other long vowels (salá "EE", ແx, and salá "oo", ໂx) are always written before the consonant. (The x indicates the place of the initial consonant of the syllable.)
