Lao (lo)

Complete reference for the lo locale — live Intl API output, CLDR plural rules, and framework config snippets.

Référence de locale

Métadonnées de la locale

Code BCP 47lo

Nom natifລາວ

Nom anglaisLao

Languelo

RégionAucune (locale de base)

ÉcritureLaoo

Sens du texteDe gauche à droite (LTR)

Catégories de pluriel CLDRother

Locuteurs estimés~7,000,000

Intl API Live Output

DateTimeFormat

Short10/18/26

MediumOct 18, 2026

LongOctober 18, 2026

FullSunday, October 18, 2026

NumberFormat

Decimal1,234,567.89

Currency (USD)$9.99

Percent75%

Compact1.2M

RelativeTimeFormat

3 days ago

Output for: -3 days ago

ListFormat

apples, oranges, and bananas

Conjunction list: apples, oranges, bananas

CLDR Plural Rules

Categories supported by lo: other

otherExample number: 100

→ other

Framework Config Snippets

next-intl

// next-intl configuration
// next.config.ts
import createNextIntlPlugin from 'next-intl/plugin';
const withNextIntl = createNextIntlPlugin();
export default withNextIntl({});

// i18n/routing.ts
import { defineRouting } from 'next-intl/routing';
export const routing = defineRouting({
  locales: ['lo', 'en'],
  defaultLocale: 'en',
});

react-intl

// react-intl configuration
import { IntlProvider } from 'react-intl';
import messages from './messages/lo.json';

function App() {
  return (
    <IntlProvider locale="lo" messages={messages}>
      {/* your app */}
    </IntlProvider>
  );
}

i18next

// i18next configuration
import i18n from 'i18next';
import { initReactI18next } from 'react-i18next';

i18n
  .use(initReactI18next)
  .init({
    lng: 'lo',
    fallbackLng: 'en',
    resources: {
      'lo': {
        translation: require('./locales/lo/translation.json'),
      },
    },
  });

export default i18n;