Romanization of Lao

Lao romanization systems are transcriptions of the Lao script into the Latin alphabet.

Consonants
The table below shows the Lao consonant letters and their transcriptions according to IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet,) BGN/PCGN romanization (1966 system) and LC (US ALA-LC romanization,) as well as the transcriptions used in the Unicode names of the letters, and in official Lao government usage.

Vowel nuclei
The table below shows the Lao vowel nuclei, combined with the consonant ກ.