Re: Lanna script; observation on ".l" in Pyuu script

Hi Eisel,

A belated reply...

On 13 Dec 2005, at 1:31 pm, Eisel Mazard wrote:

> I will (eventually) create a file showing the differences
> (and similarities) for the Lanna, Lao, and Burmese scripts.
> I will probably create a separate page for Lao-Pali
> resources --and I think that the only printed resources
> explaining how the various scripts used for Pali on this
> span of the earth (from Sipsongpanna & Shan-Burma to
> Cambodia, with Lao & Lanna in the middle) are obscure Thai
> publications.

While I was in Lamphun I borrowed one of these "obscure Thai
publications" from my meditation teacher, Ajaan Sanit: _The
Evolution of Dham Lanna Alphabet_ (in Thai: rai ngaan kaan
wijai reuang kaan wiwat khorng ruup aksorn tham laan-naa),
by Kongkaew Weeraprajak and Niyadah Tasukon (National
Research Council, 1981). It's by far the most thorough study
that I've seen; every single letter has a whole chapter
covering its palaeographic history. If you're still in SE
Asia you might be interested in photocopying it, or at least
the impressive collection of charts in it.

Best wishes,
Dhammanando