Editing Lao script (section)

===Pali===
[[File:Buddhapanditsabhacandapuri.jpg|thumb|right|These now-obsolete Lao letters were once used to spell words of [[Pali]] and [[Sanskrit]] derivation, but were removed, reducing the consonant inventory and the similarity of spelling between Thai and Lao.]]The modern Lao alphabet cannot be used to transcribe [[Pali]], due to spelling reforms. In the 20th century, [[Sila Viravong|Maha Sila Viravong]] designed the additional characters to transcribe Pali, based on research into various epigraphic sources, including precursor characters that can be traced back to the [[Tai Noi script]].<ref name=":1" /> Extended characters to support Lao Pali were added to [[Unicode|Unicode 12]] in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lao Characters for Pali added to Unicode 12 {{!}} Computer Science Blog |url=https://blogs.cs.st-andrews.ac.uk/csblog/2019/03/06/lao-characters-for-pali-added-to-unicode-12/ |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=blogs.cs.st-andrews.ac.uk}}</ref> Below are the consonant letters used for Pali, including their [[IAST]] transcriptions (the ones in gold are extended characters not found in the modern Lao alphabet). For additional details, see the Thai script page's sections for the [[Thai script#Alphabetic|alphabetic table]] and [[Thai script#Sanskrit and Pali|usage for Sanskrit and Pali]].

{| class="wikitable letters-orange"
|-
|{{Letter|s=Laoo|ch=ກ |iso={{IAST|k}} }}
|{{Letter|s=Laoo|ch=ຂ |iso={{IAST|kh}} }}
|{{Letter|s=Laoo|ch=ຄ |iso={{IAST|g}} }}
|{{Letter|s=Laoo|ch=ຆ |iso={{IAST|gh}}|color=gold}}
|{{Letter|s=Laoo|ch=ງ |iso={{IAST|ṅ}} }}
|-
|{{Letter|s=Laoo|ch=ຈ |iso={{IAST|c}} }}
|{{Letter|s=Laoo|ch=ຉ |iso={{IAST|ch}}|color=gold}}
|{{Letter|s=Laoo|ch=ຊ |iso={{IAST|j}} }}
|{{Letter|s=Laoo|ch=ຌ |iso={{IAST|jh}}|color=gold}}
|{{Letter|s=Laoo|ch=ຎ |iso={{IAST|ñ}}|color=gold}}
|-
|{{Letter|s=Laoo|ch=ຏ |iso={{IAST|ṭ}}|color=gold}}
|{{Letter|s=Laoo|ch=ຐ |iso={{IAST|ṭh}}|color=gold}}
|{{Letter|s=Laoo|ch=ຑ |iso={{IAST|ḍ}}|color=gold}}
|{{Letter|s=Laoo|ch=ຒ |iso={{IAST|ḍh}}|color=gold}}
|{{Letter|s=Laoo|ch=ຓ |iso={{IAST|ṇ}}|color=gold}}
|-
|{{Letter|s=Laoo|ch=ດ |iso={{IAST|t}} }}
|{{Letter|s=Laoo|ch=ຖ |iso={{IAST|th}} }}
|{{Letter|s=Laoo|ch=ທ |iso={{IAST|d}} }}
|{{Letter|s=Laoo|ch=ຘ |iso={{IAST|dh}}|color=gold}}
|{{Letter|s=Laoo|ch=ນ |iso={{IAST|n}} }}
|-
|{{Letter|s=Laoo|ch=ບ |iso={{IAST|p}} }}
|{{Letter|s=Laoo|ch=ຜ |iso={{IAST|ph}} }}
|{{Letter|s=Laoo|ch=ພ |iso={{IAST|b}} }}
|{{Letter|s=Laoo|ch=ຠ |iso={{IAST|bh}}|color=gold}}
|{{Letter|s=Laoo|ch=ມ |iso={{IAST|m}} }}
|-
|{{Letter|s=Laoo|ch=ຍ |iso={{IAST|y}} }}
|{{Letter|s=Laoo|ch=ຣ |iso={{IAST|r}} }}
|{{Letter|s=Laoo|ch=ລ |iso={{IAST|l}} }}
|{{Letter|s=Laoo|ch=ວ |iso={{IAST|v}} }}
|{{Letter|s=Laoo|ch=ສ |iso={{IAST|s}} }}
|- 
|
|{{Letter|s=Laoo|ch=ຫ |iso={{IAST|h}} }}
|{{Letter|s=Laoo|ch=ຬ |iso={{IAST|ḷ}}|color=gold}}
|{{Letter|s=Laoo|ch=ອ |iso={{IAST|a}} }}
|
|}
The extended characters are listed below:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Letter
! Unicode
! Similar Thai Letter
|- align="center"
|<span style="font-size:190%;">ຆ</span>
|PALI GHA
|<span style="font-size:190%;">ฆ</span>
|- align="center"
|<span style="font-size:190%;">ຉ</span>
|PALI CHA
|<span style="font-size:190%;">ฉ</span>
|- align="center"
|<span style="font-size:190%;">ຌ</span>
|PALI JHA
|<span style="font-size:190%;">ฌ</span>
|- align="center"
|<span style="font-size:190%;">ຎ</span>
|PALI NYA
|<span style="font-size:190%;">ญ</span>
|- align="center"
|<span style="font-size:190%;">ຏ</span>
|PALI TTA
|<span style="font-size:190%;">ฏ</span>
|- align="center"
|<span style="font-size:190%;">ຐ</span>
|PALI TTHA
|<span style="font-size:190%;">ฐ</span>
|- align="center"
|<span style="font-size:190%;">ຑ</span>
|PALI DDA
|<span style="font-size:190%;">ฑ</span>
|- align="center"
|<span style="font-size:190%;">ຒ</span>
|PALI DDHA
|<span style="font-size:190%;">ฒ</span>
|- align="center"
|<span style="font-size:190%;">ຓ</span>
|PALI NNA
|<span style="font-size:190%;">ณ</span>
|- align="center"
|<span style="font-size:190%;">ຘ</span>
|PALI DHA
|<span style="font-size:190%;">ธ</span>
|- align="center"
|<span style="font-size:190%;">ຠ</span>
|PALI BHA
|<span style="font-size:190%;">ภ</span>
|- align="center"
|<span style="font-size:190%;">ຨ</span>
|SANSKRIT SHA
|<span style="font-size:190%;">ศ</span>
|- align="center"
|<span style="font-size:190%;">ຩ</span>
|SANSKRIT SSA
|<span style="font-size:190%;">ษ</span>
|- align="center"
|<span style="font-size:190%;">ຬ</span>
|PALI LLA
|<span style="font-size:190%;">ฬ</span>
|}