Romanization of Lao

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Lao romanization systems are transcriptions of the Lao script into the Latin alphabet.

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Consonants

The table below shows the Lao consonant letters and their transcriptions according to IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet,) BGN/PCGN romanization (1966 system) and LC (US ALA-LC romanization,) as well as the transcriptions used in the Unicode names of the letters, and in official Lao government usage.

CharacterInitial positionFinal position
IPABGNLCIPABGNLC
/k/k/k̚/k
/kʰ/kh
/kʰ/kh
/ŋ/ng/ŋ/ng
/tɕ/ch
/s/s
/s/xs
/ɲ/gnny/j/yy
/d/d/t̚/td
/t/t
/tʰ/th
/tʰ/th
/n/n/n/nen
/b/b/p̚/pb
/p/p
/pʰ/ph
/f/f
/pʰ/ph
/f/f
/m/m/m/m
/j/y
/r/,/l/r
/l/l
/ʋ/,/w/vv, w/w/ww
/h/h
/ʔ/
/h/hh

Vowel nuclei

The table below shows the Lao vowel nuclei, combined with the consonant ກ.

IPABGNLCUnicodeIPABGNLCUnicodeIPABGNLCUnicodeIPABGNLCUnicode
ກະ/ກັກ/a/aaaກາ/aː/aāaa
ກິ/i/iiiກີ/iː/iīiiເກັຽະ/ເກັຍ/ກັຽກ/iaʔ/iaiaເກັຽ/ເກຍ/ກຽກ/ia/iaīa
ກຶ/ɯ/uưyກື/ɯː/uư̄yyເກຶອ/ɯaʔ/uaưaເກືອ/ɯa/uaư̄a
ກຸ/u/ouuuກູ/uː/ouūuuກົວະ/ກັວກ/uaʔ/ouauaກົວ/ ກວກ/ua/ouaūa
ເກະ/ເກັກ/e/éeເກ/eː/éēe
ແກະ/ແກັກ/ɛ/èæແກ/ɛː/èǣei
ໂກະ/ກົກ/o/ôoໂກ/oː/ôōo
ເກາະ/ກັອກ/ɔ/oກໍ/ກອກ/ɔː/oō̜
ເກິ/ເກິະ/ɤ/euœເກີ/ɤː/euœ̄
ໄກ/ໃກ/ກັຍ/aj/aiaiai/ayກາຍ/ກາຽ/aːj/aiāi
ເກົາ/aw/aoao
ກໍາ/am/amamam

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