How Do You (Verbally, Not Telephonically) Call to the Citizens of Lao's People Democratic Republic?

December 2, 2004 12:38 AM

How do you call, in portuguese, to the citizens of Lao People's Democratic Republic?
posted by guictx to Writing & Language (8 answers total)

what do you mean? by phone, what dialling codes?

or by language?
posted by Frasermoo at 3:45 AM on December 2, 2004

I'd say something like "Os cumprimentos, cidadãos de Lao povoaram a república democrática."
posted by grouse at 4:01 AM on December 2, 2004

Laosinhos ;-)

/Not really
posted by magullo at 4:33 AM on December 2, 2004

It looks like laosianos and loacianos are both used, but I also found a Portuguese page giving Laotian. I don't know Portuguese & probably shouldn't be trying to answer this! Where's Senhor Cardoso when you need him?
posted by misteraitch at 4:50 AM on December 2, 2004

misteraitch probably means laocianos, just to be sure. It's a tricky question, quick searches through my usual Brazilian newspapers don't really seem to reveal a great deal of journalistic interest in that part of the world. I'd go for laosianos, but if it's mission critical, I'd try to find out from diplomats and embassies in Brazil/Portugal (if these exist) how they prefer to be called.
posted by keijo at 5:15 AM on December 2, 2004

"laosiano" according to the Dícionario Aurélio

Adj.
1. Da, ou pertencente ou relativo à República Democrática do Laos (sudoeste da Ásia).

S. m.
2. O natural ou habitante da República Democrática do Laos.
[Sin., nessas acepç.: laociano e laosense.]
3. Gloss. A língua oficial do Laos, tb. falada na Tailândia; lao.
[Cf., nesta acepç., tai (2).]
4. Vocábulo dessa língua.
posted by dmo at 5:22 AM on December 2, 2004

Dicionário

Obviously I'm not a native speaker. But I've got a dictionary!
posted by dmo at 5:23 AM on December 2, 2004

Response by poster: Obrigado a todos.
Thanks a lot everyone.
posted by guictx at 4:56 PM on December 2, 2004