Lao romanization systems are
transcriptions of the
Lao script
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 co ...
into the
Latin alphabet
The Latin alphabet, also known as the Roman alphabet, is the collection of letters originally used by the Ancient Rome, ancient Romans to write the Latin language. Largely unaltered except several letters splitting—i.e. from , and from � ...
.
Tables
Consonants
The table below shows the Lao consonant letters and their transcriptions according to IPA (
International Phonetic Alphabet
The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is an alphabetic system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin script. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standard written representation ...
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BGN/PCGN romanization
BGN/PCGN romanization are the systems for romanization and Roman-script spelling conventions adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) and the Permanent Committee on Geographical Names for British Official Use (PCGN).
The syste ...
(1966 system) and LC (US
ALA-LC romanization
ALA-LC (American Library AssociationLibrary of Congress) is a set of standards for romanization, the representation of text in other writing systems using the Latin script.
Applications
The system is used to represent bibliographic information by ...
,) as well as the transcriptions used in the
Unicode
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names of the letters, and in official Lao government usage.
Vowel nuclei
The table below shows the Lao vowel nuclei, combined with the consonant ກ.
See also
*
Romanization
In linguistics, romanization is the conversion of text from a different writing system to the Latin script, Roman (Latin) script, or a system for doing so. Methods of romanization include transliteration, for representing written text, and tra ...
**
Romanization of Thai
External links
* Report on the current status of United Nations romanization systems for geographical names
Lao(PDF; this document refers to the ''Lao Commission Nationale de Toponymie''. There is no Lao romanization system officially adopted by the UN.)
* Library of Congress romanization table fo
Lao(PDF)
* Unicode code chart fo
Lao* ANSI Z39.35-1979, System for the Romanization of Lao, Khmer, and Pali; .
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