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Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Ethnic Groups Research Database |
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Subject |
Phuan, Language, Lopburi |
Author |
Uthaiwan Tanyong |
Title |
Changes of Characteristics and Meanings of Words in Phuan Language |
Document Type |
Article |
Original Language of Text |
Thai |
Ethnic Identity |
Thai Phuan, Tai Phuan, Phuan,
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Language and Linguistic Affiliations |
Tai |
Location of
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Sirindhorn Anthropology Center Library |
Total Pages |
13 |
Year |
1993 |
Source |
“Ethnology in the Reign of King Narai the Great” Documentary Supplement for Academic Conference in “The Reign of King Narai The Great”, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Thepsatree Teacher College. (p. 72-82) |
Abstract |
The Phuan language is one of 7 linguistic affiliations passed down from Yunnan-Chaing Saen. This language in scattered areas of around Thai Laos, Mynmar, Vietnam, Malaysia, India and the southwest of the People’s Republic of China. The significant changes in the characteristics and meanings of words in Phuan are: there are more phonemes of the initial letters; clusters; changes of consonants which were originally short vowel sounds and there is a sound /?/ as a syllable combined with long vowel sounds and /k/ in some words. This sound is changed to be /kh/. The difference in age of the language uses is a significant factor that differentiates the language used. The number of other words used with the original ones is more than the original words. Some words are no longer used because of these changes. This shows that all languages are living and it always changes naturally. The reasons for this may be element or social contexts – the location of the community, occupation and their values which they do not want to be different from the mainstream of the society.
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Text Analyst |
Suwit Lertwimolsak |
Date of Report |
Sep 27, 2012 |
TAG |
Phuan, Language, Lopburi, |
Translator |
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