Lao Kinship Terms

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r+x6j phO&O-pu&u grandfather on male side
r+g4Qk phO&O-tha^w man's father-in- law
r+86h phO&O-tu@u grandfather on female side
c,jpjk mE&E-Na&a grandmother on male side
c,jg4Qk mE&E-tha^w man's mother-in-law
c,j86h mE&E-tu@u grandmother om female side
]6dg0up lu@uk-khA%Aj son-in-law
vhkpg0up a@aj-khA%Aj older brother-in-law
ohv'g0up nO@OG-khA%Aj younger brother-in-law
]6dwrh lu@uk-pha@j daughter-in-law
ohv'wrh nO@OG-pha@j younger sister-in-law
gvNvpwrh y@aj-pha@j older sister-in-law
 vhkp a@aj older brother
 vhkpgvNvpohv' a@aj-y@aj-nO@OG siblings
 gvNvp y@aj older sister
 ohv' nO@OG younger
 ohv'lk; nO@OG-sa%aw younger sister
 ohv'-kp nO@OG-sa#aj younger brother
 lk; sa%aw girl
 -kp sa#aj male
 gfafohvp de#k-nO@Oj child
 dqd ko#k first (born)
 s^hk la^a last (born)
 ]6d lu@uk offspring
 ]6dz6hfP; lu@uk phu&u-dJ%aw only child
 ]6d-kp lu@uk-sa#aj son
 ]6dlk; lu@uk-sa%aw daughter
 c,jpy' mE&ENJ#G woman
 z6h phu^u person
 z6h[jk; phu^u-ba&aw unmarried male
 z6h-kp phu^u-sa#aj man
 z6hlk; phu^u-sa%aw unmarried female
 gryjo phA&n he, she, him, her

(respected)

g0qkg9qhk

khaoca$w

they, them, their

0tg9qhk

khaca$w

they, them, their

7qo

kho2n

person, people

]k;

la2aw

Laotian, he, she

r;d

phua1k

group, we, us

r;dg9qk

phua1k- ca2w

you (pl)

  r;d0hvp   phua1k- kho2y   we

wm

thay

Thai,  they

g9Qk ca@w you
0hvp khO^j I, me
g,p mJ#a wife
|6j mu&u friend
zq; phu%a husband
-nj sy&y name
V5j, nu&m young

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