Lao

E64990

Lao is the official and most widely spoken language of Laos, belonging to the Tai-Kadai language family and closely related to Thai.

All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Lao canonical 34
Lao language 20
Isan language 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Tai language
analytic language
language
tonal language
closelyRelatedTo Thai language
country Laos
hasDialect Central Lao
linked to: Lao

Northeastern Lao
linked to: Lao

Northern Lao
Southern Lao
Vientiane Lao
linked to: Vientiane
hasFeature classifier system
lack of grammatical gender
lack of verb conjugation for person
subject–verb–object word order
tones
use of particles for modality
influencedBy French
Pali
Sanskrit
Thai language
ISO639-1Code lo
ISO639-2Code lao
ISO639-3Code lao
languageFamily Tai–Kadai language family
officialLanguageOf Laos
primaryWritingDirection left-to-right
region Southeast Asia
regulatingBody Lao government (Ministry of Education and Sports)
linked to: Government of Laos
scriptAncestor Old Khmer script
linked to: Khmer script
scriptOrigin Brahmic scripts
scriptType abugida
spokenIn Cambodia
Lao diaspora communities
Laos
Thailand
Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
standardVarietyBasedIn Vientiane
subfamily Southwestern Tai languages
linked to: Southwestern Tai
usedAsLinguaFrancaIn Laos
usedIn education in Laos
government in Laos
mass media in Laos
usesAlphabet Lao alphabet
linked to: Lao script
usesNumeralSystem Lao numerals
writingSystem Lao script
writingSystemExcludes inherent spaces between words
writingSystemLacks capital letters

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (62)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Laos majorLanguage Lao
Laos majorEthnicGroup Lao
Thai language hasDialects Northeastern Thai
subject linked to: Thai
linked to: Lao
Thai language closelyRelatedTo Lao language
subject linked to: Thai
linked to: Lao
Thai language closelyRelatedTo Isan language
subject linked to: Thai
linked to: Lao
Radio Free Asia hasPart RFA Lao Service
linked to: Lao
SEATO hasLanguage Lao
WPRO officialLanguage Lao
Tai–Kadai languages includesLanguage Lao language
linked to: Lao
Southwestern Tai hasMajorLanguage Isan language
linked to: Lao
Southwestern Tai hasSubgroup Chiang Saen languages
linked to: Lao
Lao hasDialect Central Lao
linked to: Lao
Lao hasDialect Northeastern Lao
linked to: Lao
Lao script usedFor Lao language
linked to: Lao
Nam Ou languageOfName Lao language
linked to: Lao
Chamic languages historicalContactWith Lao language
linked to: Lao
Pathet Lao language Lao
Dai relatedEthnicGroup Lao
Katu language hasLoanwordsFrom Lao language
linked to: Lao
Tai languages hasMajorLanguage Lao language
linked to: Lao
Tai languages hasStandardLanguage Standard Lao
linked to: Lao
Vice President of Laos languageOfWorkOrName Lao language
linked to: Lao
Northeastern Thailand hasMajorLanguage Lao language
linked to: Lao
Isan hasSpokenLanguage Lao language
linked to: Lao
Lao–Isan cultural area languageInfluencedBy Lao language
linked to: Lao
Lao people ethnonym Lao
Lao people language Lao language
linked to: Lao
Lao people autonym Lao
Thai language closelyRelatedTo Lao language
linked to: Lao
Tai Dam language closelyRelatedTo Lao language
linked to: Lao
Tai Ya language closelyRelatedTo Lao language
linked to: Lao
Phu Thai language relatedTo Lao language
linked to: Lao