Lao Characters - Lao Moji

Japanese: ラオ文字 - ラオもじ
Lao Characters - Lao Moji
A script used to write the Lao language, and in the narrow sense refers to the national script of Laos. Like Thai, it descends from the Sukhothai script and is descended from the Old Cambodian (Khmer) script. It has fewer characters than Thai (it lacks consonants that transcribe Indian loanwords), and its vowel notation is older. The first documents date back to the end of the 15th century. In a broader sense, it includes the Yuan script used in northern Thailand, which is a descendant of the Old Hmong script. The oldest documents date back to the second half of the 16th century. This variant of Tam is used exclusively for numbers and religious notation in both scripts.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
ラオ語を表記する文字で,狭義にはラオスの国字を指す。タイ文字と同じくスコータイ文字の流れをくみ,古カンボジア(クメール)文字の系統をひく。タイ文字に比べて字数が少なく(インド借用語を写す子音字を欠く),母音表記法がより古い。最初の文献は15世紀末にさかのぼる。広義には北タイで用いられるユアン文字を含めているが,この方は古モン文字系である。16世紀後半の文献が最古である。なおこの変種のタム文字は両文字域でもっぱら数字と宗教上の表記に用いられる。

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