BFSU LANGUAGE ENTRY
012 / 101Lao
ລາວAt BFSU, Lao is among 101 approved foreign languages, connecting the university’s multilingual education with the places and cultures where the language is used.
Laos
- NATIVE NAME
- ລາວ
- WRITING SYSTEM
- Lao script
- AT BFSU
- One of 101 languages
LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD
See where Lao connects communities.
LANGUAGE REACH
Lao is spoken across 1 country and territory.
No. 72 of 101 languages · No. 69 by territory count
Other areas
01Laos
From daily conversation in Laos to education, literature and media, Lao carries the accents, vocabulary and expressions of different communities.
Population and distribution figures use Unicode CLDR 48 ↗ estimates of people able to use the language, including first- and second-language users. Recorded reach counts territories with an estimated community of at least 10,000; figures are comparative, not live counts.
AT BFSU
A language opens a wider view of the world.
BFSU places Lao within a multilingual programme that brings language study together with literature, history, society and regional knowledge.
The language is commonly written in Lao script; its literature, media and everyday expressions carry the experiences of the communities that use it.
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