The Bru Alphabet

 

 

Bru International Phonetic Alphabet Lao Script
a aː  [except in oa combination when it is /a̤ː/ x າ x າອ໌ x່າ x
á a xັx x ະ
â ɜ  [except in oâ combination when it is /ɜ̤ː/ ເ xິ້x ເ x່ ິ x ເ x່ ິອ໌
b b
c k   [except in ch combination when it is /c/]
d d
e ɛː ແ x ແ x ອ໌
é ɛ ແ xັx ແ x ະ
ê e̤ː ເ x ເ x ອ໌
ế e ເ xັx ເ x ະ
ເ x້ ເ x້ອ໌
g [found only in ng combination when it is /ŋ/]
h h
i i̤ː  [except word finally when it is /j/] xີ xີອ໌
í i xິx xິ
ĩ xີ້x  xີ້ອ໌
k k  [occurs only before front vowels]
l l
m m
n n  [except in nh combination when it is /ɲ/ or in ng combination when it is /ŋ/]
o ɔː  [except in oo combination when it is /ɔ̤ː/] x ອ x xໍ
ó ɔ xັອ x ເ x າະ
ô o̤ː ໂ x ໂ x ອ໌
o xົx ໂ x ະ
ໂ x້ ໂ x້
ơ ə̤ː ເ xີ ເ xີອ໌
ə ເ xິx ເ xິ
əː ເ xີ້x ເ xີ້ອ໌
ŏ ɒː x ອໍx x ອ່ໍx
ŏ́ ɒ xັອໍx xັອໍອ໌
p p
q ʔ  [occurs only word finally] Elsewhere glottal stop is marked by /-/. ອ [initial] ອ໌ [final]
r r
s s
t t
u ṳː xູ xູອ໌
ú u xຸx xຸ
ũ xູ້ xູ້ອ໌
ư ɨ̤ː xື xືອ໌
ɨ  xຶx xຶ
ɨː  xື້ xື້ອ໌
v w  ວ
y j  ຢ