Lao leid

Lao
ພາສາລາວ phasa lao
Pronunciation	pʰáːsǎː láːw
Native tae	Thailand, Laos, Cambodie
Native speakers	20–25 million (2004) (3 million in Laos)
Leid faimily	Kra–Dai Tai Soothwastren Tai (Thai) Lao–Phutai Lao
Writin seestem	Lao script in Laos Thai script amang Isan in Thailand
Offeecial status
Offeecial leid in	Laos
Leid codes
ISO 639-1	lo
ISO 639-2	lao
ISO 639-3	Variously: lao – Laotian Lao tts – Isan (Thailand Lao) phu – Phuan Lao

Lao or Laotian (BGN/PCGN: phasa lao, IPA: [pʰáːsǎːláːw]) is a tonal leid o the Kradai leid faimily. It is the offeecial leid o Laos, an an' a' spaken in the northeast o Thailand, whaur it is uisually referred tae as the Isan leid. Bein the primary leid o the Lao fowk, Lao is an aa an important seicont leid for the multitude o ethnic groups in Laos an in Isan. Lao, lik aw leids in Laos, is written in an abugida script. Awtho thare is nae offeecial staundart, the Vientiane dialect haes acome the de facto staundart.