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Integrity must be maintained between the key and the transcriptions that link here; do not change any symbol or value without establishing <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus" title="Wikipedia:Consensus">consensus</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Help_talk:IPA/Lao" title="Help talk:IPA/Lao">talk page</a> first.</div><div style="font-size: 90%;">For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see <a href="/wiki/Help:IPA" title="Help:IPA">Help:IPA</a>. For the distinction between <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">[ ]</span>, <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">/ /</span> and ⟨<span title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)" class="IPA" lang="und-Latn-fonipa"> </span>⟩, see <a href="/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet#Brackets_and_transcription_delimiters" title="International Phonetic Alphabet">IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters</a>.</div></td><td class="mbox-imageright"><div style="white-space: nowrap;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1252059228">.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxplain{float:right;margin:0 0 0 1em;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);background-color:var(--background-color-base,#fff);padding:0.3em 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em;text-align:center;font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxleft{float:left;margin:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutlist{display:inline-block;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);margin-bottom:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxplain ul{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutanchordiv{position:relative;top:-3em}.mw-parser-output li .module-shortcutanchordiv{float:right}.mw-parser-output .mbox-imageright .module-shortcutboxplain{padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 1em;line-height:1.3;margin:0}</style><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="H:IPA-LO"></span><span id="H:IPA-TTS"></span><span id="H:IPA-PHU"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a></div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=H:IPA-LO&redirect=no">H:IPA-LO</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=H:IPA-TTS&redirect=no">H:IPA-TTS</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=H:IPA-PHU&redirect=no">H:IPA-PHU</a></span></li></ul></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Wikipedia key to pronunciation of Lao</div> <p>These charts illustrate <a href="/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet" title="International Phonetic Alphabet">International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)</a> symbols used for pronunciations of the <a href="/wiki/Lao_language" title="Lao language">Lao</a>/<a href="/wiki/Isan_language" title="Isan language">Isan</a> (Lao script for <a href="/wiki/Nong_Khai_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Nong Khai Province">Nongkhai</a>-<a href="/wiki/Vientiane" title="Vientiane">Vientiane</a> dialect, a standard Lao in Laos; Thai script for <a href="/wiki/Roi_Et_province" title="Roi Et province">Roi</a><a href="/wiki/Khon_Kaen_province" title="Khon Kaen province">kaen</a><a href="/wiki/Maha_Sarakham_province" title="Maha Sarakham province">sara</a><a href="/wiki/Kalasin_province" title="Kalasin province">sin</a> dialect, a standard Isan in Thailand)<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources.">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> and <a href="/wiki/Phuan_language" title="Phuan language">Phuan</a> in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see <a href="/wiki/Template:IPA" title="Template:IPA">Template:IPA</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Pronunciation#Entering_IPA_characters" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation">Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters</a>. </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <table class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em; text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Consonant" title="Consonant">Consonants</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>IPA</th> <th><a href="/wiki/Lao_language" title="Lao language">Lao</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Isan_language" title="Isan language">Isan</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Phuan_language" title="Phuan language">Phuan</a></th> <th>Transliteration<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources.">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></th> <th>English approximation </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6"><b>Syllable-initial consonants</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td><big><span class="IPA" lang="und-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Voiced_bilabial_plosive" title="Voiced bilabial plosive">b</a></span></big> </td> <td><big> ບ </big></td> <td><big> บ </big></td> <td><big> บ </big></td> <td>b</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>b</b>oss </td></tr> <tr> <td><big> <span class="IPA" lang="und-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Voiced_alveolar_plosive" class="mw-redirect" title="Voiced alveolar plosive">d</a></span></big> </td> <td><big> ດ </big></td> <td><big> ฎ, ด </big></td> <td><big> ฎ, ด </big></td> <td>d</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>d</b>one </td></tr> <tr> <td><big><span class="IPA" lang="und-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Voiceless_labiodental_fricative" title="Voiceless labiodental fricative">f</a></span></big> </td> <td><big> ຝ, ຟ </big></td> <td><big> ฝ, ฟ </big></td> <td><big> ฝ, ฟ </big></td> <td>f</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>f</b>ood </td></tr> <tr> <td><big><span class="IPA" lang="und-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Voiceless_glottal_fricative" title="Voiceless glottal fricative">h</a></span></big> </td> <td><big> ຫ, ຮ </big></td> <td><big> ห, ฮ </big></td> <td><big> ห, ฮ </big></td> <td>h</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>h</b>ead </td></tr> <tr> <td><big><span class="IPA" lang="und-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Voiced_palatal_approximant" title="Voiced palatal approximant">j</a></span></big> </td> <td><big> ຢ </big></td> <td><big> ย, อย, หย </big></td> <td><big> ย, อย, หย </big></td> <td>y</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>y</b>ak </td></tr> <tr> <td><big><span class="IPA" lang="und-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Voiceless_velar_plosive" title="Voiceless velar plosive">k</a></span></big> </td> <td><big> ກ </big></td> <td><big> ก </big></td> <td><big> ก </big></td> <td>k</td> <td style="text-align:left;">s<b>c</b>an </td></tr> <tr> <td><big> <span class="IPA" lang="und-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Aspirated_consonant" title="Aspirated consonant">kʰ</a></span></big> </td> <td><big> ຂ, ຄ </big></td> <td><big> ข, ฃ, ค, ฅ, ฆ </big></td> <td><big> ข, ฃ, ค, ฅ, ฆ </big></td> <td>kh</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>c</b>an </td></tr> <tr> <td><big><span class="IPA" lang="und-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Voiced_alveolar_lateral_approximant" class="mw-redirect" title="Voiced alveolar lateral approximant">l</a></span></big> </td> <td><big> ລ, ຫຼ </big></td> <td><big> ล, ฬ, หล </big></td> <td><big> ร, หร, ล, ฬ, หล </big></td> <td>l</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>l</b>aw </td></tr> <tr> <td><big><span class="IPA" lang="und-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Voiced_bilabial_nasal" title="Voiced bilabial nasal">m</a></span></big> </td> <td><big> ມ, ໝ </big></td> <td><big> ม, หม </big></td> <td><big> ม, หม </big></td> <td>m</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>m</b>uch </td></tr> <tr> <td><big><span class="IPA" lang="und-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Voiced_alveolar_nasal" class="mw-redirect" title="Voiced alveolar nasal">n</a></span></big> </td> <td><big> ນ, ໜ </big></td> <td><big> ณ, น, หน </big></td> <td><big> ณ, น, หน </big></td> <td>n</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>n</b>ot </td></tr> <tr> <td><big><span class="IPA" lang="und-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Voiced_velar_nasal" title="Voiced velar nasal">ŋ</a></span></big> </td> <td><big> ງ, ຫງ </big></td> <td><big> ง, หง </big></td> <td><big> ง, หง </big></td> <td>ng</td> <td style="text-align:left;">si<b>ng</b>er </td></tr> <tr> <td><big><span class="IPA" lang="und-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Voiced_palatal_nasal" title="Voiced palatal nasal">ɲ</a></span></big><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><big> ຍ, ຫຍ </big></td> <td><big> ญ, ย, หย </big></td> <td><big> ญ, ย, หย </big></td> <td>gn, ny, y</td> <td style="text-align:left;">ca<b>ny</b>on </td></tr> <tr> <td><big><span class="IPA" lang="und-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Voiceless_bilabial_plosive" title="Voiceless bilabial plosive">p</a></span></big> </td> <td><big> ປ </big></td> <td><big> ป </big></td> <td><big> ป </big></td> <td>p</td> <td style="text-align:left;">s<b>p</b>an </td></tr> <tr> <td><big><span class="IPA" lang="und-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Aspirated_consonant" title="Aspirated consonant">pʰ</a></span></big> </td> <td><big> ຜ, ພ </big></td> <td><big> ผ, พ, ภ </big></td> <td><big> ผ, พ, ภ </big></td> <td>ph</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>p</b>an </td></tr> <tr> <td><big><span class="IPA" lang="und-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Voiced_alveolar_trill" class="mw-redirect" title="Voiced alveolar trill">r</a></span></big><sup id="cite_ref-loan_word_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-loan_word-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><big> ຣ, ຫຼ, ຫຣ </big></td> <td><big> ร, หร </big></td> <td><big> ร, หร </big></td> <td>r</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><i><a href="/wiki/Alveolar_trill" class="mw-redirect" title="Alveolar trill">trilled r</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><big><span class="IPA" lang="und-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Voiceless_alveolar_fricative" title="Voiceless alveolar fricative">s</a></span></big> </td> <td><big> ສ, ຊ </big></td> <td><big> ซ, ศ, ษ, ส </big></td> <td><big> ซ, ศ, ษ, ส </big></td> <td>x, s</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>s</b>ue </td></tr> <tr> <td><big> <span class="IPA" lang="und-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Voiceless_alveolar_plosive" class="mw-redirect" title="Voiceless alveolar plosive">t</a></span></big> </td> <td><big> ຕ </big></td> <td><big> ฏ, ต </big></td> <td><big> ฏ, ต </big></td> <td>t</td> <td style="text-align:left;">s<b>t</b>able </td></tr> <tr> <td><big><span class="IPA" lang="und-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Aspirated_consonant" title="Aspirated consonant">tʰ</a></span></big> </td> <td><big> ຖ, ທ </big></td> <td><big> ฐ, ฑ, ฒ, ถ, ท, ธ </big></td> <td><big> ฐ, ฑ, ฒ, ถ, ท, ธ </big></td> <td>th</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>t</b>able </td></tr> <tr> <td><big><span class="IPA" lang="und-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Voiceless_alveolo-palatal_affricate" title="Voiceless alveolo-palatal affricate">tɕ</a></span></big> </td> <td><big> ຈ </big></td> <td><big> จ </big></td> <td><big> จ </big></td> <td>ch</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>j</b>ean </td></tr> <tr> <td><big><span class="IPA" lang="und-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Aspirated_consonant" title="Aspirated consonant">tɕʰ</a></span></big><sup id="cite_ref-loan_word_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-loan_word-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><big> — </big></td> <td><big> ฉ, ช, ฌ </big></td> <td><big> ฉ, ช, ฌ </big></td> <td>ch</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>ch</b>eese </td></tr> <tr> <td><big><span class="IPA" lang="und-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Voiced_labial%E2%80%93velar_approximant" title="Voiced labial–velar approximant">w</a></span></big> </td> <td><big> ວ, ຫວ </big></td> <td><big> ว, หว </big></td> <td><big> ว, หว </big></td> <td>v, w</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>w</b>ay </td></tr> <tr> <td><big><span class="IPA" lang="und-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Voiceless_velar_fricative" title="Voiceless velar fricative">x</a></span></big><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><big> ຂ, ຄ </big></td> <td><big> ข, ฃ, ค, ฅ, ฆ </big></td> <td><big> ข, ฃ, ค, ฅ, ฆ </big></td> <td>kh</td> <td style="text-align:left;">lo<b>ch</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><big><span class="IPA" lang="und-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Glottal_stop" title="Glottal stop">ʔ</a></span></big> </td> <td><big> ອ </big></td> <td><big> อ </big></td> <td><big> อ </big></td> <td></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><i>the catch in </i>uh'<i>-<b>oh</b></i> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6"><b>Syllable-final consonants</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td><big><span class="IPA" lang="und-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Voiced_palatal_approximant" title="Voiced palatal approximant">j</a></span></big> </td> <td><big> ຍ, ຽ </big></td> <td><big> ย </big></td> <td><big> ย </big></td> <td>y, i</td> <td style="text-align:left;">to<b>y</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><big><span class="IPA" lang="und-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Voiceless_velar_plosive" title="Voiceless velar plosive">k</a></span></big><sup id="cite_ref-no_audible_release_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-no_audible_release-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><big> ກ </big></td> <td><big> ก, ข, ค, ฆ </big></td> <td><big> ก, ข, ค, ฆ </big></td> <td>k</td> <td style="text-align:left;">tra<b>c</b>tor </td></tr> <tr> <td><big><span class="IPA" lang="und-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Voiced_bilabial_nasal" title="Voiced bilabial nasal">m</a></span></big> </td> <td><big> ມ </big></td> <td><big> ม </big></td> <td><big> ม </big></td> <td>m</td> <td style="text-align:left;">da<b>m</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><big><span class="IPA" lang="und-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Voiced_alveolar_nasal" class="mw-redirect" title="Voiced alveolar nasal">n</a></span></big> </td> <td><big> ນ </big></td> <td><big> ญ, ณ, น,<br/> ร, ล, ฬ </big></td> <td><big> ญ, ณ, น,<br/> ร, ล, ฬ </big></td> <td>ne, n</td> <td style="text-align:left;">pi<b>n</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><big><span class="IPA" lang="und-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Voiced_velar_nasal" title="Voiced velar nasal">ŋ</a></span></big> </td> <td><big> ງ </big></td> <td><big> ง </big></td> <td><big> ง </big></td> <td>ng</td> <td style="text-align:left;">si<b>ng</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><big><span class="IPA" lang="und-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Voiceless_bilabial_plosive" title="Voiceless bilabial plosive">p</a></span></big><sup id="cite_ref-no_audible_release_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-no_audible_release-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><big> ບ </big></td> <td><big> บ, ป, พ, ฟ, ภ </big></td> <td><big> บ, ป, พ, ฟ, ภ </big></td> <td>p</td> <td style="text-align:left;">a<b>pt</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><big><span class="IPA" lang="und-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Voiceless_alveolar_plosive" class="mw-redirect" title="Voiceless alveolar plosive">t</a></span></big><sup id="cite_ref-no_audible_release_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-no_audible_release-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><big> ດ </big></td> <td><big> จ, ช, ซ, ฎ,<br/> ฏ, ฐ, ฑ, ฒ,<br/> ด, ต, ถ, ท,<br/> ธ, ศ ,ษ ,ส </big></td> <td><big> จ, ช, ซ, ฎ,<br/> ฏ, ฐ, ฑ, ฒ,<br/> ด, ต, ถ, ท,<br/> ธ, ศ ,ษ ,ส </big></td> <td>t</td> <td style="text-align:left;">ca<b>t</b>nip </td></tr> <tr> <td><big><span class="IPA" lang="und-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Voiced_labial%E2%80%93velar_approximant" title="Voiced labial–velar approximant">w</a></span></big> </td> <td><big> ວ </big></td> <td><big> ว </big></td> <td><big> ว </big></td> <td>w, o</td> <td style="text-align:left;">do<b>w</b>n </td></tr> <tr> <td><big><span class="IPA" lang="und-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Glottal_stop" title="Glottal stop">ʔ</a></span></big> </td> <td><big> ະ </big></td> <td><big> ะ, – </big></td> <td><big> ะ, – </big></td> <td></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><i>fla<b>t</b></i> (<a href="/wiki/Cockney#Dialect" title="Cockney">Cockney</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="border-left: #fff solid 1px; border-right: #fff solid 1px"> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Tone_(linguistics)" title="Tone (linguistics)">Tones</a><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th>IPA</th> <th colspan="5">Description </th></tr> <tr> <td><big> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">āː</span></big> </td> <td colspan="5" style="text-align:left;">Mid <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">[aː˧]</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><big> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">àː</span></big> </td> <td colspan="5" style="text-align:left;">Low <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">[aː˨˩]</span> or <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">[aː˩]</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><big> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">âː</span></big> </td> <td colspan="5" style="text-align:left;">Falling <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">[aː˦˩]</span> or <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">[aː˥˨]</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><big> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">a᷇ː</span></big> </td> <td colspan="5" style="text-align:left;">High-mid <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">[aː˥˧]</span> (Isan) </td></tr> <tr> <td><big> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">ȁː</span></big> </td> <td colspan="5" style="text-align:left;">Mid-low <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">[aː˧˩]</span> (Lao) </td></tr> <tr> <td><big> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">áː</span></big> </td> <td colspan="5" style="text-align:left;">High <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">[aː˦˥]</span> or <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">[aː˥]</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><big> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">ǎː</span></big> </td> <td colspan="5" style="text-align:left;">Rising <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">[aː˨˩˦]</span> or <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">[aː˨˦]</span> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <table class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em; text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Vowel" title="Vowel">Vowels</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>IPA</th> <th><a href="/wiki/Lao_language" title="Lao language">Lao</a><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Isan_language" title="Isan language">Isan</a>/<a href="/wiki/Phuan_language" title="Phuan language">Phuan</a></th> <th>Transliteration<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources.">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></th> <th>English approximation </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Monophthong" title="Monophthong">Short monophthongs</a><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td><big> <span class="IPA" lang="und-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Open_central_unrounded_vowel" title="Open central unrounded vowel">a</a></span></big> </td> <td><big> ◌ະ, ◌ັ◌ </big></td> <td><big> ◌, ◌ะ, ◌ั◌ </big></td> <td>a</td> <td style="text-align:left;">between <i>f<b>a</b>t</i> and <i>f<b>a</b>ther</i> (<i>short</i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><big> <span class="IPA" lang="und-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Close-mid_front_unrounded_vowel" title="Close-mid front unrounded vowel">e</a></span></big> </td> <td><big> ເ◌ະ, ເ◌ັ◌ </big></td> <td><big> เ◌ะ, เ◌็◌ </big></td> <td>e</td> <td style="text-align:left;">m<b>a</b>te </td></tr> <tr> <td><big> <span class="IPA" lang="und-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Open-mid_front_unrounded_vowel" title="Open-mid front unrounded vowel">ɛ</a></span></big> </td> <td><big> ແ◌ະ, ແ◌ັ◌ </big></td> <td><big> แ◌ะ, แ◌็◌ </big></td> <td>e, ae</td> <td style="text-align:left;">b<b>e</b>t </td></tr> <tr> <td><big> <span class="IPA" lang="und-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Close_front_unrounded_vowel" title="Close front unrounded vowel">i</a></span></big> </td> <td><big> ◌ິ, ◌ິ◌ </big></td> <td><big> ◌ิ, ◌ิ◌ </big></td> <td>i</td> <td style="text-align:left;">happ<b>y</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><big> <span class="IPA" lang="und-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Close-mid_back_rounded_vowel" title="Close-mid back rounded vowel">o</a></span></big> </td> <td><big> ໂ◌ະ, ◌ົ◌ </big></td> <td><big> โ◌ะ, ◌◌ </big></td> <td>o</td> <td style="text-align:left;">st<b>o</b>ry </td></tr> <tr> <td><big> <span class="IPA" lang="und-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Open-mid_back_rounded_vowel" title="Open-mid back rounded vowel">ɔ</a></span></big> </td> <td><big> ເ◌າະ, ◌ັອ◌ </big></td> <td><big> เ◌าะ, ◌็อ◌ </big></td> <td>o</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>o</b>ff </td></tr> <tr> <td><big> <span class="IPA" lang="und-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Close_back_rounded_vowel" title="Close back rounded vowel">u</a></span></big> </td> <td><big> ◌ຸ, ◌ຸ◌ </big></td> <td><big> ◌ุ, ◌ุ◌ </big></td> <td>ou, u</td> <td style="text-align:left;">c<b>oo</b>l </td></tr> <tr> <td><big><span class="IPA" lang="und-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Close_back_unrounded_vowel" title="Close back unrounded vowel">ɯ</a></span></big> </td> <td><big> ◌ຶ, ◌ຶ◌ </big></td> <td><big> ◌ึ, ◌ึ◌ </big></td> <td>u, ue</td> <td style="text-align:left;">c<b>ou</b>ld (weak sound) </td></tr> <tr> <td><big> <span class="IPA" lang="und-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Close-mid_back_unrounded_vowel" title="Close-mid back unrounded vowel">ɤ</a></span></big> </td> <td><big> ເ◌ິ<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>, ເ◌ິ◌ </big></td> <td><big> เ◌อะ </big></td> <td>eu, oe</td> <td style="text-align:left;">th<b>e</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Monophthong" title="Monophthong">Long monopthongs</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><big> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">aː</span></big> </td> <td><big> ◌າ, ◌າ◌ </big></td> <td><big> ◌า, ◌า◌ </big></td> <td>a</td> <td style="text-align:left;">br<b>a</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><big> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">eː</span></big> </td> <td><big> ເ◌, ເ◌◌ </big></td> <td><big> เ◌, เ◌◌ </big></td> <td>e</td> <td style="text-align:left;">pl<b>ay</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><big> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">ɛː</span></big> </td> <td><big> ແ◌, ແ◌◌ </big></td> <td><big> แ◌, แ◌◌ </big></td> <td>e, ae</td> <td style="text-align:left;">f<b>ai</b>ry </td></tr> <tr> <td><big> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">iː</span></big> </td> <td><big> ◌ີ, ◌ີ◌ </big></td> <td><big> ◌ี, ◌ี◌ </big></td> <td>i</td> <td style="text-align:left;">gr<b>ee</b>n </td></tr> <tr> <td><big> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">oː</span></big> </td> <td><big> ໂ◌, ໂ◌◌ </big></td> <td><big> โ◌, โ◌◌ </big></td> <td>o</td> <td style="text-align:left;">g<b>o</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><big> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">ɔː</span></big> </td> <td><big> ◌ໍ, ◌ອ◌ </big></td> <td><big> ◌, ◌อ, ◌อ◌ </big></td> <td>o</td> <td style="text-align:left;">d<b>o</b>g (long) </td></tr> <tr> <td><big> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">uː</span></big> </td> <td><big> ◌ູ, ◌ູ◌ </big></td> <td><big> ◌ู, ◌ู◌ </big></td> <td>ou, u</td> <td style="text-align:left;">c<b>oo</b>l </td></tr> <tr> <td><big><span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">ɯː</span></big> </td> <td><big> ◌ື, ◌ື◌ </big></td> <td><big> ◌ือ, ◌ื◌ </big></td> <td>u, ue</td> <td style="text-align:left;">c<b>oo</b>l, <i>but with the lips unrounded</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><big> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">ɤː</span></big> </td> <td><big> ເ◌ີ, ເ◌ີ◌ </big></td> <td><big> เ◌อ, เ◌ิ◌ </big></td> <td>eu, oe</td> <td style="text-align:left;">f<b>u</b>r </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Diphthong" title="Diphthong">Diphthongs</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><big> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">ia</span></big> </td> <td><big> ເ◌ຍ, ◌ຽ◌ </big></td> <td><big> เ◌ีย, เ◌ีย◌ </big></td> <td>ia</td> <td style="text-align:left;">id<b>ea</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><big> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">ua</span></big> </td> <td><big> ◌ົວ, ◌ວ◌ </big></td> <td><big> ◌ัว, ◌ว◌ </big></td> <td>oua, ua</td> <td style="text-align:left;">tr<b>ua</b>nt <i>elided into a single syllable</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><big> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">ɯa</span></big> </td> <td><big> ເ◌ືອ, ເ◌ືອ◌ </big></td> <td><big> เ◌ือ, เ◌ือ◌ </big></td> <td>ua, uea</td> <td style="text-align:left;">No English equivalent </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5">Vowels + syllable-final /j, w/ and <a href="/wiki/Tripthong" class="mw-redirect" title="Tripthong">Tripthongs</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><big> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">aj</span></big> </td> <td><big> ໃ◌, ໄ◌ </big></td> <td><big> ◌ัย, ใ◌, ไ◌ </big></td> <td>ai</td> <td style="text-align:left;">s<b>i</b>ght </td></tr> <tr> <td><big> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">aw</span></big> </td> <td><big> ເ◌ົາ </big></td> <td><big> เ◌า </big></td> <td>ao</td> <td style="text-align:left;">h<b>ou</b>se </td></tr> <tr> <td><big> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">ew</span></big> </td> <td><big> ເ◌ວ, ເ◌ັວ </big></td> <td><big> เ◌ว, เ◌็ว </big></td> <td>eo</td> <td style="text-align:left;">No English equivalent </td></tr> <tr> <td><big> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">ɛw</span></big> </td> <td><big> ແ◌ວ, ແ◌ັວ </big></td> <td><big> แ◌ว, แ◌็ว </big></td> <td>ew, aeo</td> <td style="text-align:left;">No English equivalent </td></tr> <tr> <td><big> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">iw</span></big> </td> <td><big> ◌ິວ </big></td> <td><big> ◌ิว </big></td> <td>iou, io</td> <td style="text-align:left;">d<b>u</b>ty </td></tr> <tr> <td><big> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">ɔj</span></big> </td> <td><big> ◌ອຍ, ◌ັອຍ </big></td> <td><big> ◌อย, ◌็อย </big></td> <td>oy, oi</td> <td style="text-align:left;">ch<b>oi</b>ce (<i><a href="/wiki/American_English" title="American English">American</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/English_language_in_Northern_England" title="English language in Northern England">Northern England</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><big> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">uj</span></big> </td> <td><big> ◌ຸຍ </big></td> <td><big> ◌ุย </big></td> <td>oui, ui</td> <td style="text-align:left;">ch<b>ewy</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><big> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">aːj</span></big> </td> <td><big> ◌າຍ </big></td> <td><big> ◌าย </big></td> <td>ay, ai</td> <td style="text-align:left;">m<b>i</b>nd </td></tr> <tr> <td><big> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">aːw</span></big> </td> <td><big> ◌າວ </big></td> <td><big> ◌าว </big></td> <td>ao</td> <td style="text-align:left;">c<b>ow</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><big> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">eːw</span></big> </td> <td><big> ເ◌ວ </big></td> <td><big> เ◌ว </big></td> <td>eo</td> <td style="text-align:left;">No English equivalent </td></tr> <tr> <td><big> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">ɛːw</span></big> </td> <td><big> ແ◌ວ </big></td> <td><big> แ◌ว </big></td> <td>eo, aeo</td> <td style="text-align:left;">c<b>o</b>w (<a href="/wiki/Australian_English" title="Australian English">Australian</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><big> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">oːj</span></big> </td> <td><big> ໂ◌ຍ </big></td> <td><big> โ◌ย </big></td> <td>oy, oi</td> <td style="text-align:left;">b<b>o</b>y (<i><a href="/wiki/Received_Pronunciation" title="Received Pronunciation">RP</a>, <a href="/wiki/Australian_English" title="Australian English">Australian</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_English" title="New Zealand English">NZ</a></i>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><big> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">ɔːj</span></big> </td> <td><big> ◌ອຍ </big></td> <td><big> ◌อย </big></td> <td>oy, oi</td> <td style="text-align:left;">t<b>o</b>y, <i>but longer</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><big> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">uːj</span></big> </td> <td><big> ◌ູຍ </big></td> <td><big> ◌ูย </big></td> <td>ouy, ui</td> <td style="text-align:left;">No English equivalent </td></tr> <tr> <td><big> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">ɤːj</span></big> </td> <td><big> ເ◌ີຍ </big></td> <td><big> เ◌ย </big></td> <td>euy, oei</td> <td style="text-align:left;">mille<b>feuille</b> (<a href="/wiki/British_English" title="British English">British</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><big> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">iaw</span></big> </td> <td><big> ◌ຽວ </big></td> <td><big> เ◌ียว </big></td> <td>iao</td> <td style="text-align:left;">m<b>eow</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><big> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">uaj</span></big> </td> <td><big> ◌ວຍ </big></td> <td><big> ◌วย </big></td> <td>ouai, uai</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Uru<b>guay</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><big> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">ɯaj</span></big> </td> <td><big> ເ◌ືອຍ </big></td> <td><big> เ◌ือย </big></td> <td>euai, ueai</td> <td style="text-align:left;">No English equivalent </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5" style="border-left: #fff solid 1px; border-right: #fff solid 1px"> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5">Other Symbols </th></tr> <tr> <th>IPA</th> <th colspan="4">Description </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><big><span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">.</span></big> </td> <td colspan="4" style="text-align:left;">Syllable break </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Notes" data-mw-thread-id="h-Notes"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Notes"></span>Notes<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Notes"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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