Tua Tham

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Tua Tham is another name for the Tai Tham script, a traditional writing system used for several Tai languages in parts of Southeast Asia.

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Tua Tham canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Brahmic script
abugida
writing system
alternateName Lanna script
linked to: Tai Tham script

Tai Tham script
Tham script
associatedWithReligion Theravada Buddhism
linked to: Theravada
closelyRelatedScript Lao Tham script
linked to: Lao script

New Tai Lue script
derivedFrom Old Khmer script
linked to: Khmer script

Old Mon script
hasCharacteristic complex ligatures
contextual vowel placement
stacked consonants
hasComponent consonants
numerals
tone marks
vowel signs
hasScriptType consonant-based
syllabic
hasUnicodeBlock Tai Tham
linked to: Tai Tham script
historicalUsage chronicles
poetry
traditional administration
scriptFamily Tai scripts
stillInUseFor monastic schools
ritual contexts
traditional education
timePeriodOfProminence medieval Northern Thailand
UnicodeRange U+1A20–U+1AAF
usedFor Buddhist manuscripts
liturgical texts
palm-leaf manuscripts
religious texts
usedForLanguage Khün language
linked to: Buyi language

Lanna language
Northern Thai language
Pali language
linked to: Pali

Tai Lue language
usedInRegion China
Laos
Myanmar
Northern Thailand
linked to: northern Thailand

Shan State
Yunnan
linked to: Yunnan Province
writingDirection left-to-right
writingSystemOf Lanna Kingdom

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