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Lao Language
Lao, sometimes referred to as Laotian (ລາວ, [láːw] 'Lao' or ພາສາລາວ, [pʰáːsǎːláːw] 'Lao language'), is a Kra–Dai language of the Lao people. It is spoken in Laos, where it is the official language, as well as northeast Thailand, where it is usually referred to as Isan. Lao serves as a lingua franca among the citizens of Laos, who also speak approximately 90 other languages, many of which are unrelated to Lao.It is a tonal and analytic language, similar to other Kra-Dai languages, along with Chinese and Vietnamese. Spoken Lao is mutually intelligible with Thai and Isan, fellow Southwestern Tai languages, …
WikipediaPublications
DDN: Dundurn Press · 2015 English
2015 Dewey Divas Pick2016 Booklist Top Ten Multicultural Fiction List, Youth SpotlightCam is finally settling into his new life in Laos when tragedy strikes and he’s wrongfully accused of murder.Eighteen-year-old …
funny. Somchai told me that the soft, nasally Lao language is tonal, which means the same word can mean …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 6 March 2009 English
The plantation industry in the Lao People's Democratic Republic has seen rapid growth in recent years, driven predominantly by overseas investment. This paper examines the investment boom in the sector, …
Proposed name of the company to incorporated In Lao language:........................................... …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 18 February 2009 English
As such, IUCN’s work in Lao PDR supports and contributes to the IUCN global mission: “To influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity …
Proposed name of the company to incorporated In Lao language:........................................... …
Parkland Institute · 22 August 2005 English
The GoL is engaged in a draconian effort to rid the country of all opium cultivation by the end of 2005, an initiative that has been encouraged and supported by …
cultivation stories dominate both the English and Lao language press. 2. Opium Eradication: Historically, many … minorities who become more ‘Lao’ (i.e., adopting Lao language, clothing, housing styles, religion, and other … distributed, acknowledged, or translated into the Lao language. Some expatriates and Lao people responsible …
IDRC: International Development Research Centre · 2003 English
Issued also in French under title: Rapport annuel. Text in English only, 1970/1971, 1974/1975- ; text in English and French, 1971/1972-1973/1974.
and delivered a successful work- shop in the Lao language on national forest and land allocation policy …
IDRC: International Development Research Centre · 2001 English
Issued also in French under title: Rapport annuel. Text in English only, 1970/1971, 1974/1975- ; text in English and French, 1971/1972-1973/1974.
attention is devoted to introducing them - in the Lao language - to a wide range of applied research methods …