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About Lao

Native name
ພາສາລາວ
ISO code
ISO 639-1: lo · ISO 639-3: lao
Language family
Kra-Dai
Script
Lao
Native speakers
3.7 million
Second-language speakers
0.5 million
Official language in
Laos
Also spoken in
Thailand
Official language Also spoken

Lao is the official language of Laos and a tonal language closely related to Thai. Many more speakers of Lao varieties live in northeastern Thailand (Isan) than in Laos itself.

Source: Wikipedia / Ethnologue, 2025

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