The Lanna script is a descendant of the Old Mon script like the Lao religious scripts and Burmese script. It was used to write the Lanna language (also called Northern Thai or Kam Muang - คำเมือง). It was used during the time of the Lanna kingdom, founded in 1259 and conquered by Burma in 1558. The script is also known as Tai Tham or Tua Mueang (ᨲ᩠ᩅᩫᨾᩮᩥᩬᨦ).
The Lanna alphabet is used to write Northern Thai (ᨣᩴᩤᨾᩮᩬᩥᨦ / Kam Mueang), Tai Lue and Khün languages. It is also used for religious purposes to write Lao Tham (Old Lao), and can be found as the alphabet of old manuscripts in temples in Northern Thailand.
Consonants are divided into three classes which help to determine the tone of a syllable (indicated by the numbers below). In the chart below is given first the Lanna letter, then the "Payanchana Sagot – พยัญชนะสะกด" if it exists (shown with the letter as a place holder), then the Thai equivalent, then the English equivalent (followed by IPA in square brackets). The numbers indicate the class of the consonant (used in determining the tone of the syllable). 1 – high, 2 – mid, 3 – low.
Payanchana Nai Wak - Categorized letters
Payanchana Nok Wak - Noncategorized letters
Payanchana Perm - Extra letters
The vowels in the first column are the diacritic marks used to modify consonants. In the second column are the corresponding independent forms. Only certain vowels have this form. These are used for writing words borrowed from Pali. The third column is the Thai equivalent and the fourth is IPA. The dash in the Lanna column indicates the position of the consonant that the vowel is attached to.
Lanna has two sets of numerals. The first set, Lek Nai Tam, is reserved for special purposes such as religious texts. The second set, Lek Hora, is the set usually used in everyday life. Its name (Hora) suggests that it is also used for astrological purposes.
The dash indicates the position of the letter that the diacritic mark is attached to.
คติสอรไจโบราณล้านนา
๑ ทุกข์บ่ได้กิน บ่มีไผตามไฟส่องท้อง ทุกข์บ่ได้นุ่งอย้อง พี่น้องดูแฅวร
๒ เตมว่าที่กิน ที่นอรค่ดีคับ ยังอดอยู่ได้นานไพ คับค่ดีช้อม หัวอกหัวไจ จักอดอยู่ไพ หัวไจบิ่นบ้าง
Kadii Sawn Jai Boran Lanna
1. Dtuk bong dai gin biim ai tam fai sawn dtaang dtuk bong dai nung dai yawng bii nawng duu kwaen
2. Dtem wa dii gin dii non gaw dii gan yang od yuu doo non bpai gap gaw dii ngawm hua ok hua jai jak ok yuu boo hua jai bin baang
Lanna Fonts (TrueType, 597K)
Introduction to Lanna Alphabet (PDF, 201K, in Thai)
Thanks to "Keen" for the fonts and much of the information used to make this page.
Information about Lanna
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tai_Tham_script
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Thai_language
https://r12a.github.io/scripts/lana/nod.html
https://www.endangeredalphabets.net/alphabets/lanna-aka-tai-tham/
Lanna Fonts
https://fonts.google.com/noto/specimen/Noto+Sans+Tai+Tham
https://github.com/norto/taitham-lanna/tree/master/Tai-tham-script
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