Editing Lao language (section)

===Western Lao===
Western Lao (Standard Isan) does not occur in Laos but is the primary dialect of [[Khon Kaen Province|Khon Kaen]], [[Kalasin Province|Kalasin]], [[Roi Et Province|Roi Et]], and [[Maha Sarakham Province|Maha Sarakham]] in Isan, Thailand. It is also spoken in much of [[Chaiyaphum Province|Chaiyaphum]] and portions of [[Nakhon Ratchasima Province|Nakhon Ratsasima]].

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|+ Western Lao Dialect Tone Distribution (Roi Et)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Hartmann |first1=J. |year=1971 |url=http://www.siamese-heritage.org/jsspdf/1971/JSS_068_1g_Hartmann_AlignmentOfDialectsInSouthwesternTai.pdf |title=A model for the alignment of dialects in southwestern Tai |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418090250/http://www.siamese-heritage.org/jsspdf/1971/JSS_068_1g_Hartmann_AlignmentOfDialectsInSouthwesternTai.pdf |archive-date=2021-04-18 |journal=Journal of the Siam Society |volume=65 |issue=2 |pages=72–87 }}</ref>
||'''Tone Class'''||'''Inherent Tone'''||'''Mai ek ({{lang|lo|◌່}})'''||'''Mai tho ({{lang|lo|◌້}})'''||'''Long Vowel'''||'''Short Vowel'''
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! High
| style="background-color:#c1a2e1;" | Low-Rising
| style="background-color:#f8ff00;" | Middle
| style="background-color:#fd6864;" | Low
| style="background-color:#fd6864;" | Low
| style="background-color:#fd6864;" | Low
|----- bgcolor="#ffffff"
! Middle
| style="background-color:#ea8538:" | Rising-Mid-Falling
| style="background-color:#f8ff00;" | Middle
| style="background-color:#c94f19;" | Mid-Falling
| style="background-color:#fd6864;" | Low
| style="background-color:#fd6864;" | Low
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! Low
| style="background-color:#38eada;" | Rising-High-Falling
| style="background-color:#fd6864;" | Low
| style="background-color:#6200c9;" | High-Falling
| style="background-color:#f8ff00;" | Middle
| style="background-color:#f8ff00;" | Middle
|}