Language code: lo

Technical information about ISO 639 language code lo

The table below provides technical details for the Lao language, designated by the lo code from the ISO 639-1 standard.

Code

lo

Name

Official

Lao

Native

ພາສາລາວ

Family
Tai
Scripts
Text direction

Left-to-Right

Plural rules

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Lao belongs to the Kra-Dai language family, specifically to the Tai subgroup. It is the official language of Laos and is also used by the Lao-speaking population in parts of Thailand. It is written using the Lao script in Laos. It is estimated that there are more than 4 million speakers worldwide.

Language presence globally

Speakers

3.4M

*The graph shows a rough estimate of Lao speakers in countries where it is an official or minority language.

Related locale codes

lo-LA Lao (Laos)

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