From: cslac2209@bestsd.sdsu.edu (UNALOME TECHAMUANVIVIT)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
Subject: Thai Romanization (was Re: test)
Summary: romanization
Keywords: romanization
Date: 19 Nov 92 10:05:00 GMT
Organization: San Diego State University - Dept. of Redundancy Dept.
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   In Khun Songlert's test message, he inquired about the Thai Romanization. 
And Khun Samart replied... 

>Look at what Khun Tawit or Khun Unalome write. These two guys are more
>mastering the system than me. We had talked about this romanization which
>some call transliteration for some time and decided we would go ahead 
>using it though there was no real consensus. 

   The Thai romanization system was posted several times on SCT. However,
only a few people have been using it.  It might be a little confusing at the 
beginning.  I highly recommend all of you to try using them though.  You will
find yourself becoming more familiar with it in no time at all.  It indeed 
helps eliminate a lot of ambiguous messages. (I for one always have a hard
time figuring out some romanization attempts)

   As for the consensus question, Khun Parames, to whom all the credit of 
creating the system is given, was once attempting to use votes to find a 
consensus of such romaination.  And once again, only a few people participated 
in such attempts.  We thus concluded that the romanization proposed by Khun
Parames was the consensus since nobody opposed it. :)

  Thai Romanization, proposed by Khun Parames  (Repost)
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^     

44 Consonants
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
k   kh   kh   kh   kh   kh   ng
j   ch   ch   s   ch   y
d   t   th   th   th   n
d   t   th   th   th   n
b   p   ph   f   ph   f   ph   m
y   r   l   w   s   s   s   h   l   (?)   h

Final sounds
^^^^^^^^^^^^
k   t   p   ng   m   y   w

Tonal markers
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-  '  "  ^  + 

Basic vowels
^^^^^^^^^^^^
a  as in ka" (estimate)
aa as in kaa- (crow)
i  as in ti' (blame)
ii  as in tii- (hit)
U  as in U' (shit)
UU  as in mUU- (hand)
u  as in du'  (scold)
uu as in duu- (look)
e  as in te' (kick)
ee as in thee- (pour)
A  as in lA^ (and)
AA as in LAA- (look)
o  as in to^ (table)
oo as in to- (big)
O as in kO' (island)
OO  as in rOO- (wait)
E  as in lE^ (dirty)
EE  as in JEE- (find, meet)

Compound vowels
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
ua as in yua^ (angry)
uaa  as in tuaa- (body)
ia  as in pria^ (tight)
iaa  as in miaa- (wife)
Ua (no example)
Uaa  as in rUaa- (ship)

Excess vowels (sa'ra'kEEn-)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
ay or ai  as in nay- or nai- (in)
aw or au  as in daw- or dau- (guess)


>Also note that a for Sa'Ra'Ar; aa Sa'Ra'Aar. I still don't remember what 
>sylable is use for Sa'Ra' Eue (like in the word Nue^ = meat).

   It's nUaa^ kha" :).

Note
^^^^
   I think complying to the vowels codes is more important than following the
consonants codes.  Vowels are very difficult to figure out whereas consonants
are much more obvious.  Those of you who think it is too complex to use the 
whole system might try to use only vowels and tonal markers..that should also
be fine. :)


sa'wad'dii- kha" :)

Unalome (u'naa-loom-)
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