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Abugida script for the Lao language
Lao script or Akson Lao is the primary script used to write the Lao language and other 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. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Lao scriptA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Từ điển Nôm Việt thảoThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Go sideways: Tai Noi scriptA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Tai Tham scriptA closely related topic
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
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📚 Books worth reading
- 📕Từ điển Nôm Việt thảoVăn Mão Nguyễn · 2008
- 📕Từ điển Nôm Việt thảoVăn Mão Nguyễn · 2008
- 📕Checklist of Lao plant namesCallaghan · 2004
- 📕Mongġol-iyar orciġuluġsan Manju-yin uġ dangsaErkimtu̇ · 2017
A new literary history of modern China王德威 · 2017
THE GRAND BIBLE · 2021
A TOUR OF THE WORLDMalik Mansab Khan, Muhammad Rafique Abdul Aziz · 2025
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- Thai script The Thai script (Thai: อักษรไทย, RTGS: akson thai, pronounced [ʔàksɔ̌ːn tʰāj]) is the abugida used to write Thai, Southern Thai and many other languages…
- Isan language This article contains Thai text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Thai script. This article…
- Tai Viet script The Tai Viet script (Tai Dam: ꪎꪳ ꪼꪕ ("Tai script"), Vietnamese: Chữ Thái Việt, Thai: อักษรไทดำ, RTGS: akson taidam) is a Brahmic script used by the Tai…