Romanization of Lao
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Lao romanization systems are transcriptions of the Lao script into the Latin alphabet.
Tables
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.
| Character | Initial position | Final position | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | BGN | LC | IPA | BGN | LC | |
| ກ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | k | Script error: No such module "IPA". | k | ||
| ຂ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | kh | — | — | ||
| ຄ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | kh | — | — | ||
| ງ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | ng | Script error: No such module "IPA". | ng | ||
| ຈ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | ch | — | — | — | |
| ສ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | s | — | — | — | |
| ຊ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | x | s | — | — | — |
| ຍ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | gn | ny | Script error: No such module "IPA". | y | y |
| ດ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | d | Script error: No such module "IPA". | t | d | |
| ຕ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | t | — | — | ||
| ຖ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | th | — | — | — | |
| ທ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | th | — | — | — | |
| ນ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | n | Script error: No such module "IPA". | ne | n | |
| ບ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | b | Script error: No such module "IPA". | p | b | |
| ປ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | p | — | — | ||
| ຜ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | ph | — | — | — | |
| ຝ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | f | — | — | — | |
| ພ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | ph | — | — | — | |
| ຟ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | f | — | — | — | |
| ມ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | m | Script error: No such module "IPA". | m | ||
| ຢ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | y | — | — | — | |
| ຣ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | r | — | — | — | |
| ລ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | l | — | — | — | |
| ວ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | v | v, w | Script error: No such module "IPA". | w | w |
| ຫ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | h | — | — | — | |
| ອ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | — | — | — | — | |
| ຮ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | h | h | — | — | |
Vowel nuclei
The table below shows the Lao vowel nuclei, combined with the consonant ກ.
| IPA | BGN | LC | Unicode | IPA | BGN | LC | Unicode | IPA | BGN | LC | Unicode | IPA | BGN | LC | Unicode | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ກະ/ກັກ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | a | a | a | ກາ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | a | ā | aa | ||||||||||
| ກິ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | i | i | i | ກີ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | i | ī | ii | ເກັຽະ/ເກັຍ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | ia | ia | ເກັຽ/ເກຍ/ກຽກ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | ia | īa | ||
| ກຶ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | u | ư | y | ກື | Script error: No such module "IPA". | u | ư̄ | yy | ເກຶອ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | ua | ưa | ເກືອ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | ua | ư̄a | ||
| ກຸ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | ou | u | u | ກູ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | ou | ū | uu | ກົວະ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | oua | ua | ກົວ/ ກວກ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | oua | ūa | ||
| ເກະ/ເກັກ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | é | e | ເກ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | é | ē | e | |||||||||||
| ແກະ/ແກັກ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | è | æ | ແກ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | è | ǣ | ei | |||||||||||
| ໂກະ/ກົກ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | ô | o | ໂກ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | ô | ō | o | |||||||||||
| ເກາະ/ກັອກ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | o | o̜ | ກໍ/ກອກ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | o | ō̜ | ||||||||||||
| ເກິ/ເກິະ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | eu | œ | ເກີ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | eu | œ̄ | ||||||||||||
| ໄກ/ໃກ/ກັຍ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | ai | ai | ai/ay | ກາຍ/ກາຽ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | ai | āi | |||||||||||
| ເກົາ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | ao | ao | ||||||||||||||||
| ກໍາ | Script error: No such module "IPA". | am | am | am |
See also
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 for Lao (PDF)
- Unicode code chart for Lao
- ANSI Z39.35-1979, System for the Romanization of Lao, Khmer, and Pali; Template:ISBN.