Kra-Dai family
Lao
c. 1350 CE – today Living
Lao (c. 1350 CE – today) is a living Kra-Dai language. Lineage: Proto-Kra-Dai → Proto-Tai → Lao.
See Lao on the interactive map- Speakers
- 3.7M (3,700,000)
- ISO 639-3
- lao
- Glottocode
- laoo1244
Southwestern Tai language of Laos, continuous with the Isan varieties of northeastern Thailand. Lan Xang kingdom founded 1353.
Lineage
- Proto-Kra-Daic. 2,000 BCE – 500 BCE
- Proto-Taic. 0 CE – 800 CE
- Laoc. 1350 CE – today
Sister languages 4
Also descended from Proto-Tai.