Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 1)

Language family: Tai-Kadai

Lao (ພາສາລາວ)

ມະນຸດທຸກຄົນເກີດມາມີກຽດສັກສີ, ສິດທິ, ເສຣີພາບແລະຄວາມສເມີພາບເທົ່າທຽມກັນ. ທຸກໆຄົນມີເຫດຜົນແລະຄວາມຄິດຄວາມເຫັນສ່ວນຕົວຂອງໃຜຂອງມັນ, ແຕ່ວ່າມະນຸດທຸກໆຄົນຄວນປະພຶດຕໍ່ກັນຄືກັນກັບເປັນອ້າຍນ້ອງກັນ.

Transliteration
Manut thuk khôn kœ̄t māmīkẏat sâk sī, sitthi, sēlī phôp læ khwôm smœ̄ phôp thàw thẏam kân. Thuk thuk khôn mīhēt phôn læ khwômkhit khwôm hian swàn tôw khɔ̄̄ṅ phai khɔ̄ṅ mân, tǣ̀vồ manut thuk thuk khôn khwan paphʉt tàṁ kân khʉ̄ kân kâp pianốy nɔ̄́ṅ kân.

Thai (ภาษาไทย)

เราทุกคนเกิดมาอย่างอิสระ เราทุกคนมีความคิดและความเข้าใจเป็นของเราเอง เราทุกคนควรได้รับการปฏิบัติในทางเดียวกัน.

Transliteration
rao thuk khon koet ma yang itsara rao thuk khon mi khwamkhit lae khwam khaochai pen khong rao eng rao thuk khon khwan dairap kan patibat nai thang diaokan

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Zhuang (Sawcuengh) - Latin alphabet

Boux boux ma daengz lajmbwn couh miz cwyouz, cinhyenz caeuq genzli bouxboux Bingzdaengj. Gyoengq vunz miz lijsing caeuq liengzsim, wngdang daih gyoengq de lumj beixnuengx ityiengh.

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Sample text in Zhuang (sawndip)

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