Michel Ferlus

Michel Ferlus
Michel Ferlus
	Michel Ferlus with Vi Khăm Mun, a scholar of Tương Dương, Nghệ An, Vietnam, at Mr. Mun's home. Date: 01/2014.
Born	1935
Died	March 10, 2024 (aged 88–89)
Known for	Re-discovering the Lai Pao (Lai Paw) writing system, unique to Tai Pao of Tương Dương, Việt Nam; making seminal contributions to the historical phonology of Southeast Asian languages
	Scientific career
Fields	historical phonology
Institutions	CNRS

Michel Ferlus (French: [miʃɛl fɛʁlys]; 1935–2024) was a French linguist who specialized in the historical phonology of languages of Southeast Asia. In addition to phonological systems, he also studied writing systems, in particular the evolution of Indic scripts in Southeast Asia.