Re: Lao classification (was: Re: Abugida and akshara?)

> From: Richard Wordingham [mailto:richard.wordingham@...]


> In Thai words of two or more phonetic syllables, the inherent vowel
> in phonetically open syllables is usually [a]. [O] as an inherent
> vowel seems almost to be restricted to open monosyllables and cases
> where the following consonant is <r>.

What about the words ���(khanom) and ��� (thanon)?



Peter Constable


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