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Consonants
| Letter
|
Initial position
|
Final position
|
Tone Class
|
| ກ (ka)
|
k
|
k
|
middle
|
| ຂ (kha)
|
kh
|
k
|
high
|
| ຄ (kha)
|
kh
|
k
|
low
|
| ງ (nga)
|
ng
|
ng
|
low
|
| ຈ (cha)
|
ch
|
t
|
middle
|
| ສ (sa)
|
s
|
t
|
high
|
| ຊ (sa)
|
s
|
t
|
low
|
| ຍ (nya)
|
ny
|
ny
|
low
|
| ດ (da)
|
d
|
t
|
middle
|
| ຕ (ta)
|
t
|
t
|
middle
|
| ຖ (tha)
|
th
|
t
|
high
|
| ທ (tha)
|
th
|
t
|
low
|
| ນ (na)
|
n
|
n
|
low
|
| ບ (ba)
|
b
|
p
|
middle
|
| ປ (pa)
|
p
|
p
|
middle
|
| ຜ (pha)
|
ph
|
p
|
high
|
| ຝ (fa)
|
f
|
p
|
high
|
| ພ (pha)
|
ph
|
p
|
low
|
| ຟ (fa)
|
f
|
p
|
low
|
| ມ (ma)
|
m
|
m
|
low
|
| ຢ (ya)
|
y
|
y
|
middle
|
| ຣ (ra)
|
r
|
n
|
low
|
| ລ (la)
|
l
|
n
|
low
|
| ວ (wa)
|
w
|
w
|
low
|
| ຫ (ha)
|
h
|
|
high
|
| ອ (ʼa)
|
'
|
|
middle
|
| ຮ (ha)
|
h
|
|
low
|
Consonantal digraphs and ligatures
Consonantal digraphs and ligatures are all high tone class.
| Letter
|
Transliteration
|
| ຫງ (nga)
|
ng
|
| ຫຍ (nya)
|
gn
|
| ໜ (na) or ຫນ (na)
|
n
|
| ໝ (ma) or ຫມ (ma)
|
m
|
| ຫຼ (la) or ຫຣ (ra)
|
r
|
| ຫຼ (la) or ຫລ (la)
|
l
|
| ຫວ (wa)
|
w
|
Short vowels
| Letter
|
Transliteration
|
| -ະ, -ັ (-ະ, -ັ)
|
a
|
| -ິ
|
i
|
| -ຶ
|
ư
|
| -ຸ
|
u
|
| ເ-ະ, ເ-ັ (ເ-ະ, ເ-ັ)
|
e
|
| ແ-ະ, ແ-ັ (ແ-ະ, ແ-ັ)
|
æ
|
| ໂ-ະ, -ົ (ໂ-ະ, -ົ)
|
o
|
| ເ-າະ, -ັອ- (ເ-າະ, -ັ ʼa-)
|
ǫ
|
| ເ-ິ
|
œ
|
| ເ-ັຍ, -ັຽ- (ເ-ັ nya, -ັຽ-)
|
ia
|
| ເ-ຶອ (ເ-ຶ ʼa)
|
ưa
|
| -ົວະ, -ັວ- (-ົ wa, -ັ wa-)
|
ua
|
| ໄ-, ໃ-, -ັຍ (ໄ-, ໃ-, -ັ nya)
|
ai
|
| ເ-ົາ
|
ao
|
| -ຳ
|
am
|
Long vowels
Numerals
| Lao numeral
|
Hindu-Arabic numerals
|
| ໐ (0)
|
0
|
| ໑ (1)
|
1
|
| ໒ (2)
|
2
|
| ໓ (3)
|
3
|
| ໔ (4)
|
4
|
| ໕ (5)
|
5
|
| ໖ (6)
|
6
|
| ໗ (7)
|
7
|
| ໘ (8)
|
8
|
| ໙ (9)
|
9
|
See also
