Lao Kinship Terms

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ພໍ່ປູ່ phɔ̄ɔ-pūu grandfather on male side
ພໍ່ເຖົ້າ phɔ̄ɔ-thâw man's father-in- law
ພໍ່ຕູ້ phɔ̄ɔ-tùu grandfather on female side
ແມ່ຍ່າ mε̄ε-ñāa grandmother on male side
ແມ່ເຖົ້າ mε̄ε-thâw man's mother-in-law
ແມ່ຕູ້ mε̄ε-tùu grandmother om female side
ລູກເຂີຍ lùuk-khǝ̌ǝj son-in-law
ອ້າຍເຂີຍ àaj-khǝ̌ǝj older brother-in-law
ນ້ອງເຂີຍ nɔ̀ɔŋ-khǝ̌ǝj younger brother-in-law
ລູກໄພ້ lùuk-phàj daughter-in-law
ນ້ອງໄພ້ nɔ̀ɔŋ-phàj younger sister-in-law
ເອື້ອຍໄພ້ ỳaj-phàj older sister-in-law
 ອ້າຍ àaj older brother
 ອ້າຍເອື້ອຍນ້ອງ àaj-ỳaj-nɔ̀ɔŋ siblings
 ເອື້ອຍ ỳaj older sister
 ນ້ອງ nɔ̀ɔŋ younger
 ນ້ອງສາວ nɔ̀ɔŋ-sǎaw younger sister
 ນ້ອງຊາຍ nɔ̀ɔŋ-sáaj younger brother
 ສາວ sǎaw girl
 ຊາຍ sáaj male
 ເດັດນ້ອຍ dék-nɔ̀ɔj child
 ກົກ kók first (born)
 ຫຼ້າ lâa last (born)
 ລູກ lùuk offspring
 ລູກຜູ້ດຽວ lùuk phūu-dǐaw only child
 ລູກຊາຍ lùuk-sáaj son
 ລູກສາວ lùuk-sǎaw daughter
 ແມ່ຍິງ mε̄εñíŋ woman
 ຜູ້ phûu person
 ຜູ້ບ່າວ phûu-bāaw unmarried male
 ຜູ້ຊາຍ phûu-sáaj man
 ຜູ້ສາວ phûu-sǎaw unmarried female
 ເພິ່ນ phǝ̄n he, she, him, her

(respected)

ເຂົາເຈົ້າ

khaoca$w

they, them, their

ຂະເຈົ້າ

khaca$w

they, them, their

ຄົນ

kho2n

person, people

ລາວ

la2aw

Laotian, he, she

ພວກ

phua1k

group, we, us

ພວກເຈົາ

phua1k- ca2w

you (pl)

  ພວກຂ້ອຍ   phua1k- kho2y   we

ໄທ

thay

Thai,  they

ເຈົ້າ càw you
ຂ້ອຍ khɔ̂j I, me
ເມຍ mía wife
ໝູ່ mūu friend
ຜົວ phǔa husband
ຊື່ sȳy name
ໜຸ່ມ nūm young

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