Languages of Laos
Languages, writing systems and language context
Lao is the official language of Laos, and Lao script is the country’s official script.
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Lao · 47 characters
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What languages are used in Laos?
Lao is the official language of Laos, and Lao script is the country’s official script.
What writing systems are used in Laos?
The represented writing system is Lao and the primary direction shown is left to right.
Sources & methodology
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Constitutional text with an English translation endorsed by the Law Committee of the National Assembly. Article 89 states that Lao language and Lao script are officially used.
Localized country display-name reference. CLDR names are customary UI/display names, not claims about a state’s full constitutional long-form name.
Reference for the writing-system/script families represented in the character component.
Reference for left-to-right and right-to-left script direction and bidirectional text behavior.
Reference for Unicode character names used as small readout labels under selected character samples; these labels are not presented as a complete transliteration standard.