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