The following tables show the differences between the four main orthographies developed for the Lahu language. The \emph{Protestant} orthography is given priority as it is the most widely used.

	\begin{table}[ht]
		\centering
		\begin{tabular}{c|ccc}
			Protestant& Matisoff& Catholic& Chinese\\
			\hline 
			a	    & a  & a     & a\\
			i     & i  & i     & i\\
			u/uh  & u  & u/\"{o} & u\\
			e     & e  & e     & e\\
			o     & o  & o     & o\\
			eh    & \textepsilon & \`{e} & ie\\
			aw    & \textopeno & \`{o} & aw\\
			ui/uh & \textbari & \"{u}/\"{o} & eu\\
			eu    & \textschwa & \"e & eu\\
			ai    & ay & ai    & ai\\
			ao    & aw & ao    & ao\\
			u-i   & wi &       &\\
			o-e   & we &       &\\
			aweh  & w\textepsilon & &\\
			\hline
		\end{tabular}
		\caption{\label{tab:vow-orth-comp}Vowel Orthographic Comparison (adapted from Matisoff\cite{JAM:2006})}
	\end{table}

	\begin{table}[ht]
		\centering
		\begin{tabular}{c|ccc}
			Protestant& Matisoff& Catholic& Chinese\\
			\hline
			k'		& q		& q				& q\\
			hk'		& qh	& qh			& qh\\
			k			& k		& k				& k\\
			hk		& kh	& kh			& kh\\
			g			& g		& g				& g\\
			ng		& \textipa{N}	& 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'		& \textipa{\"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\\
			\hline
		\end{tabular}
		\caption{\label{tab:cons-orth-comp}Consonant Orthographic Comparison (adapted from Matisoff\cite{JAM:2006})}
	\end{table}

	\begin{table}[ht]
		\centering
		\begin{tabular}{c|ccc}
			Protestant& Matisoff& Catholic& Chinese\\
			\hline
			ca		& ca		  & caˍ	& ca\\
			caˉ		& c\'{a}	& ca	& caq\\
			caˇ		& c\^{a}	& ca	& cad\\
			caˬ		& c\`{a}	& caˬ	& cal\\
			caˍ		& c\={a}	& ca	& cal\\
			caˆ		& c\^{a}?	& caˆ	& cat\\
			ca		& c\`{a}?	& ca	& car\\
			\hline
		\end{tabular}
		\caption{\label{tab:tone-orth-comp}Tonal Orthographic Comparison (adapted from Matisoff\cite{JAM:2006})}
	\end{table}