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Lao Vowels
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All vowels
Short vowels
Long vowels
ະ
a
/a/
Short
After consonant
ກະ
to estimate
າ
aa
/aː/
Long
After consonant
ກາ
crow
ິ
i
/i/
Short
Above consonant
ກິນ
to eat
ີ
ii
/iː/
Long
Above consonant
ກີບ
kip (currency)
ຶ
u
/ɯ/
Short
Above consonant
ຈຶ່ງ
therefore
ື
uu
/ɯː/
Long
Above consonant
ມື
hand
ຸ
ou
/u/
Short
Below consonant
ກຸບ
to knock
ູ
ouu
/uː/
Long
Below consonant
ປູ
crab
ເະ
e
/e/
Short
Around consonant
ເກະ
to be naughty
ເ
ee
/eː/
Long
Before consonant
ເກ
old (thing)
ແະ
ae
/ɛ/
Short
Around consonant
ແກະ
sheep
ແ
aee
/ɛː/
Long
Before consonant
ແກ
to correct
ໂະ
o
/o/
Short
Around consonant
ໂຕະ
table
ໂ
oo
/oː/
Long
Before consonant
ໂຕ
body/self
ເາະ
aw
/ɔ/
Short
Around consonant
ເກາະ
island
ໍ
aww
/ɔː/
Long
After consonant
ກໍ
also
ເິ
er
/ɤ/
Short
Around consonant
ເກິນ
to exceed
ເີ
err
/ɤː/
Long
Around consonant
ເດີ
go ahead
ເຶ
eua
/ɯa/
Short
Around consonant
ເຮືອນ
house
ເື
euaa
/ɯːa/
Long
Around consonant
ເສືອ
tiger
ົວະ
ua
/ua/
Short
Around consonant
ກົວະ
to fear (short)
ົວ
uaa
/uːa/
Long
Around consonant
ກົວ
to be afraid
ເຍ
ia
/ia/
Long
Around consonant
ເບຍ
beer
ໄ
ai
/aj/
Long
Before consonant
ໄກ
far
ໃ
ai
/aj/
Long
Before consonant
ໃຈ
heart/mind
ເົາ
ao
/aw/
Long
Around consonant
ເຂົາ
he/she/they
ຳ
am
/am/
Short
After consonant
ນ້ຳ
water