Tai Tham–Thai family
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The Tai Tham–Thai family is a group of related writing systems used historically and presently by Tai-speaking peoples of Southeast Asia, particularly for religious and literary texts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tai Tham–Thai family canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
script family
ⓘ
writing system family ⓘ |
| associatedWithLanguageFamily | Tai languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
consonant-based orthography
ⓘ
inherent vowel in consonant letters ⓘ tone marking mechanisms ⓘ use of vowel diacritics ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
preservation of literary heritage
ⓘ
preservation of religious tradition ⓘ |
| currentUsage | used presently in some Tai-speaking communities ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Brahmic scripts ⓘ |
| geographicRegion | Mainland Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalUsage | used historically by Tai-speaking communities ⓘ |
| linguisticFunction | representation of tones in Tai languages ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Lanna script
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lao script ⓘ Northern Thai script NERFINISHED ⓘ Tai Tham script NERFINISHED ⓘ Thai script NERFINISHED ⓘ Tham Isan script NERFINISHED ⓘ Tham Lao script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
recording Buddhist texts
ⓘ
recording classical literature ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Khmer script
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lao–Thai script tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ Mon–Burmese script tradition ⓘ |
| religiousAssociation | Theravada Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptFamilyOf |
Central Thai language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Isan language NERFINISHED ⓘ Khün language ⓘ Lao language NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Thai language NERFINISHED ⓘ Tai Lue language ⓘ |
| scriptType | abugida ⓘ |
| status |
partly liturgical
ⓘ
partly vernacular ⓘ |
| timeDepth | medieval period origins ⓘ |
| usageDomain |
monastic education
ⓘ
traditional literature ⓘ |
| usedBy | Tai-speaking peoples ⓘ |
| usedFor |
literary texts
ⓘ
religious texts ⓘ |
| usedIn | Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| writingMedium |
inscriptions
ⓘ
palm-leaf manuscripts ⓘ paper manuscripts ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.