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Lao vowels and their approximated English equivalents appear below: |
1. Lao Short Vowel Sounds - short, final, glottalized |
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Lao | IPA | Sample Lao Words | Sounds & Meanings | ||
a? | ກະດານ | ka2?daan/ blackbroad | |||
i? | ກະປິ | ka2?pi2?/ shrimp past | |||
y | ຫມາກອຶ | maak-y / pumpkin | |||
u? | ຄຸ | ku2?/ a bucket | |||
E? | ແກະ | kE2?/ a sheep | |||
e? | ເຕະ | te2?/ kick | |||
o? | ໂຕະ | to / table | |||
O? | ເບາະ | bO?/ a cushion | |||
ua? | ຕົວະ | tua?/ lie | |||
ia? | ເລັຍ | lia?/ to lick | |||
ya? | ທາເປຶອ | thaapya?/ to apply | |||
e | ເປິເປື້ອນ | pepyyan / dirty |
2. Lao Long Vowel Sounds - long |
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Lao | IPA | Sample Lao Words | Sounds & Meanings | ||
aa | ຕາປາ | ta4apaa/ fish eye | |||
ii | ປີ | pii4/ year | |||
yy | ມື | my2y/ hands | |||
uu | ຄູ | ku4u/ a teacher | |||
EE | ແຫ | hE4E/ a fishing net | |||
ee | ເປ | pe4e/ a hammock | |||
oo | ປາໂດ | pa4ado4o/ snake fish | |||
OO | ສໍ | sOO/ a pencil | |||
ua | ຫົວ | hu4a/ head | |||
ia | ເຈຍ | ji2a/ a bat | |||
yya | ເສືອ | sy4a/ a tiger | |||
ee | ໗້ວຍເຝີ | thuayfe4e/ a noodle soup bowl |
3. Lao Additional Vowel Sounds: a+ i, y, w, m, n, p, t, k, N (medial a + finals) |
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Lao | IPA | Sample Lao Words | Sounds & Meanings | ||
ai | ໄກ | ka4i/ far | |||
ay | ໃຜ | pha4y/ who | |||
aw | ເຫົາ | ha4o/ lice | |||
am | ລຳ | la2m/ to sing |
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