Tai Tham script

E316767

Brahmic script abugida writing system

The Tai Tham script is an ancient Brahmic-derived writing system used primarily for religious and literary texts in several Tai languages of northern Southeast Asia, including Lanna (Northern Thai), Tai Lue, and Khün.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Lanna script	6
Tai Tham script canonical	6
Old Tai Lue script	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Brahmic script ⓘ abugida ⓘ writing system ⓘ
alternativeName	Tai Tham script ⓘ surface form: Lanna script Tham script ⓘ Tua Mueang ⓘ Tua Tham ⓘ
associatedReligion	Theravada ⓘ surface form: Theravada Buddhism
derivedFrom	Old Khmer ⓘ surface form: Old Khmer script Old Mon script ⓘ Pali script traditions ⓘ
hasConsonants	yes ⓘ
hasIndependentVowels	yes ⓘ
hasNumerals	yes ⓘ
hasToneMarks	yes ⓘ
hasUnicodeBlock	Tai Tham ⓘ
hasVowelSigns	yes ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Lanna Kingdom ⓘ surface form: medieval Lan Na Kingdom
inherentVowel	a ⓘ
ISO15924Code	Lana ⓘ
orthographicType	syllabic ⓘ
primaryUse	Buddhist manuscripts ⓘ inscriptions ⓘ literary texts ⓘ religious texts ⓘ
revitalizationEfforts	yes ⓘ
scriptFamily	Brahmic scripts ⓘ
status	partially endangered ⓘ
UnicodeBlockRange	U+1A20–U+1AAF ⓘ
usedFor	palm-leaf manuscripts ⓘ samut khoi manuscripts ⓘ
usedForLanguage	Khmuic languages ⓘ surface form: Khmu language Khün language ⓘ Lanna language ⓘ Northern Thai language ⓘ Pali language ⓘ Sanskrit language ⓘ Tai Lue language ⓘ
usedInRegion	Chiang Mai ⓘ Lanna Kingdom ⓘ surface form: Lan Na region Laos ⓘ Luang Prabang ⓘ Northern Myanmar ⓘ northern Thailand ⓘ surface form: Northern Thailand Shan State ⓘ Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture ⓘ surface form: Xishuangbanna Yunnan Province ⓘ surface form: Yunnan
writingDirection	left-to-right ⓘ