Phonology of Thai Phuan in Hinpak Sub-District, Banmi District, Lopburi Province

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to study the phonology of Thai-Phuan in Hinpak sub-district, Banmi district, Lopburi province. It was found that there are twenty single consonant phonemes namely; p-/, /t-/, /c-/,  /k-/,  /ʔ-/, /p^h-/, /t^h-/, /k^h-/, /b-/, /d-/, /m-/, /n-/, /ŋ-/, /ɲ-/, /l-/, /f-/, /s-/, /h-/, /w-/, and /j-/. There is one diphthong consonant phoneme namely; /khw-/. There are nine final consonant phonemes namely; /-p/, /-t/, /-k/, /-ʔ/, /-m/, /-n/, /-ŋ/, /-w/, /-j/. There are twenty-one vowel phonemes namely; /i/, /i:/, /e/, /e:/, /ɛ/, /ɛ:/, /ɯ/, /ɯ:/, /ə/, /ə:/, /a/, /a:/, /u/, /u:/, /o/,  /o:/, /ɔ/, /ɔ:/, /ia/, /ɯa/, /ua/. There are five tone phonemes namely; mid-level, low-falling, high-falling, high-rising, and low-rising.