Lao for Cavers

The official language of Laos is called ລາວ (Lao or Laotian). It is also spoken in northeast Thailand, where it is usually called the Isan language. The country of Laos is home to multiple ethnic groups and about 86 different languages are spoken within its borders, so Lao has the status of an important lingua franca. The language is closely related to Thai but is written with a slightly different script.

ລາວ	Lao	English
ຖ້ໍາ	thoa	cave
ຄູຫາ	khu ha	cavern
ຖ້ໍາສະແດງ	thoa saaedng	show cave
		cave-dweller
		caving
ກືນຂຸມ	kun khum	sink
ພາກຮຽນ	phakhian	karst spring
ແຫຼ່ງ	aerng	spring
ໃຕ້ດິນ	taidin	groundwater
ລະເບີດຝັງດິນ	laboed fang din	mine
ແຮ່ທາດ	aehthad	miner