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![]() | This is thepronunciation keyforIPAtranscriptions of Lao on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Lao in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them. Integrity must be maintained between the key and the transcriptions that link here; do not change any symbol or value without establishingconsensuson thetalk pagefirst. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, seeHelp:IPA.For the distinction between[ ],/ /and ⟨⟩, seeIPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. |
These charts illustrateInternational Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)symbols used for pronunciations of theLao/Isan(Lao script forNongkhai-Vientianedialect, a standard Lao in Laos; Thai script for Isan; andPhu Thaiin Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, seeTemplate:IPA,andWikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.
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Notes
[edit]- ^Not present inCentralandSouthern Thai.
- ^abOnly loan word fromCentralandSouthern Thai.
- ^Allophone of /kʰ/ some dialects.
- ^abcIn syllable-final position,/p,t,k,/haveno audible release:[p̚,t̚,k̚].
- ^In contrast toPinyinromanization for Mandarin, Thai romanization uses diacritics in the same way as the IPA.
- ^Diacritics are shown on a dotted circle "◌".
- ^In Isan, Phu Thai and Lao, the signs◌ะand◌ະare respectively used to indicate a glottal stop after the vowel.
- ^The vowel "ເ◌ິ" is a modern vowel form.