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Lao, wani lokacin ana kiranta da Laotian (ລາວ, [láːw] 'Lao' ko ພາສາລາວ, [pʰáː sǎː láːw] 'Lao language'), harshen Kra–Dai ne na mutanen Lao. Ana magana da shi a cikin Laos, inda shine yaren hukuma ga kusan mutane miliyan 7, da kuma a arewa maso gabashin Thailand, inda kusan mutane miliyan 23 ke amfani da shi, galibi ana kiransa Isan. Lao tana aiki azaman yare ne a tsakanin ƴan ƙasar Laos, waɗanda kuma suke magana da wasu harsuna kusan 90, waɗanda yawancinsu basu da alaƙa da Lao.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]