The following tables show the differences between the four main
orthographies developed for the Lahu language. The Protestant
orthography is given priority as it is the most widely used.
| Protestant |
Matisoff |
Catholic |
Chinese |
| a |
a |
a |
a |
| i |
i |
i |
i |
| u/uh |
u |
u/ö |
u |
| e |
e |
e |
e |
| o |
o |
o |
o |
| eh |
|
è |
ie |
| aw |
|
ò |
aw |
| ui/uh |
|
ü/ö |
eu |
| eu |
|
ë |
eu |
| ai |
ay |
ai |
ai |
| ao |
aw |
o |
ao |
| u-i |
wi |
|
|
| o-e |
we |
|
|
| aweh |
w |
|
|
| Protestant |
Matisoff |
Catholic |
Chinese |
| k’ |
q |
q |
q |
| hk’ |
qh |
qh |
qh |
| k |
k |
k |
k |
| hk |
kh |
kh |
kh |
| g |
g |
g |
g |
| ng |
|
ng |
ng |
| c/tc |
c |
c/tc |
c/z |
| ch/ts |
ch |
ch/ts |
ch/zh |
| j/dz |
j |
j/dz |
j/dz |
| t |
t |
t |
t |
| ht |
th |
th |
th |
| d |
d |
d |
d |
| n/ny |
n |
n/gn |
n |
| p/pf |
p |
p/pf |
p |
| hp/hpf |
ph |
ph/phf |
ph |
| b/bv |
b |
b/bv |
b |
| m/mv |
m |
m/mv |
m |
| h |
h |
h |
h |
| g’ |
|
gh |
x |
| sh/s |
s |
sh/s |
sh/s |
| y/z |
y |
y/z |
y/r |
| f |
f |
f |
f |
| v |
v |
v |
v |
| l |
l |
l |
l |
| Protestant |
Matisoff |
Catholic |
Chinese |
| ca |
ca |
caˍ |
ca |
| caˉ |
cá |
ca |
caq |
| caˇ |
câ |
ca |
cad |
| caˬ |
cà |
caˬ |
cal |
| caˍ |
cā |
ca |
cal |
| caˆ |
câ? |
caˆ |
cat |
| ca |
cà? |
ca |
car |