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Vowels in the Lao language can appear before, after, above, below, and around consonants.  The vowel itself, however, determines its placement.  For instance, the vowel, າ , always appears after the consonant, as in,   ກາ ( kaa / crow).  The vowel,   ູ , always appears below the consonant, as in,   ປູ (puu / crab).  Vowels that "wrap around" a consonant are actually two or more vowels combined to form a sound.  For instance, the vowels  ເ , າ ,   ົ  combine to form the sound "ao," like cow.  This vowel would then be placed "around" a consonant, such as  ຂ to form the word  ເຂົ້າ  (kao/ rice).  In the list below, an "X" will be placed to designate the position of the consonant(s).

Lao vowels consist of 28 vowels which represent 27 sounds.  Lao vowels can divided into 3 groups following the table below.

1. Short Vowels

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Short Vowels

2. Long Vowels

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Long Vowels

3.  Additional Vowels

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Additional Vowels

Exercises: Exercise 1: Vowels Exercise 2: Vowels Exercise 3: Vowels Lao Consonants: learning consonants and learning how to pronounce each consonant Pronunciation of Lao Consonants Prononciation of Lao Vowels Vowels & Final Consonants: learning to read and write some vowels with consonant ending

Source: http://www.seasite.niu.edu/lao/LaoLanguage/LaoAlphabet/LaoVowels.htm