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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 | ||
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a? | ກະດານ | ka2?daan/ blackbroad | ||
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i? | ກະປິ | ka2?pi2?/ shrimp past | ||
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y | ຫມາກອຶ | maak-y / pumpkin | ||
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u? | ຄຸ | ku2?/ a bucket | ||
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E? | ແກະ | kE2?/ a sheep | ||
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e? | ເຕະ | te2?/ kick | ||
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o? | ໂຕະ | to / table | ||
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O? | ເບາະ | bO?/ a cushion | ||
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ua? | ຕົວະ | tua?/ lie | ||
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ia? | ເລັຍ | lia?/ to lick | ||
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ya? | ທາເປຶອ | thaapya?/ to apply | ||
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e | ເປິເປື້ອນ | pepyyan / dirty |
2. Lao Long Vowel Sounds - long |
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Lao | IPA | Sample Lao Words | Sounds & Meanings | ||
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aa | ຕາປາ | ta4apaa/ fish eye | ||
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ii | ປີ | pii4/ year | ||
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yy | ມື | my2y/ hands | ||
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uu | ຄູ | ku4u/ a teacher | ||
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EE | ແຫ | hE4E/ a fishing net | ||
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ee | ເປ | pe4e/ a hammock | ||
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oo | ປາໂດ | pa4ado4o/ snake fish | ||
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OO | ສໍ | sOO/ a pencil | ||
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ua | ຫົວ | hu4a/ head | ||
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ia | ເຈຍ | ji2a/ a bat | ||
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yya | ເສືອ | sy4a/ a tiger | ||
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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 | ||
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ai | ໄກ | ka4i/ far | ||
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ay | ໃຜ | pha4y/ who | ||
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aw | ເຫົາ | ha4o/ lice | ||
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am | ລຳ | la2m/ to sing |
All Lao Vowel Sounds: short vs long contrasts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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