Khmer script is an abugida script used to write the Khmer language, the official language of Cambodia. It is also used to write Pali in the Buddhist liturgy of Cambodia and Thailand.
Ancient Khmer script engraved on stone
An inscription in Khmer script, at the temple of Lolei
Lao script or Akson Lao is the primary script used to write the Lao language and other languages in Laos. Its earlier form, the Tai Noi script, was also used to write the Isan language, but was replac
Lao script on a sign at Wat That Luang, Vientiane.
These now-obsolete Lao letters were once used to spell words of Pali and Sanskrit derivation, but were removed, reducing the consonant inventory and the similarity of spelling between Thai and Lao.