| Name | Lao language |
| Ethnologue status | 1 National |
| Language family | Kra–Dai languages |
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| IETF | |
| Alphabet | Lao script |
| ISO 6391 | lo |
| ISO 6392 | lao |
| ISO 6393 | Either:$#$lao –Laotian Lao$#$tts –Isan (Thailand Lao) [Isan_language] |
| Speakers (people) | 6,000,000 (2006) |
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| Micronation | |
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| Is a dialect | Yes |