King Ramkhamhaeng was not only a valiantand wise ruler, but he also cares a lot about the welfareof his people.
The Thai script (writing) was created by King Ramkhamhaeng,the second son of King Si Intharathit of Sukhothai who hadfreed Thailand from the Khmer.
King Ramkhamhaeng was also the most successful monarch everto rule the Sukhothai kingdom.
In order to be truly independent from the influences of the Mon and the Khmer,he created “The Sukhothai Script” in 1283 A.D and it wasthe earliest Thai writing that was pure Thai.
The Sukhothai Script was actually originated from the ancientBrahmi script of South India called “Grantha”.
In 1357, King Li Thai (grandson of King Ramkhamhaeng),created a new script called “King Li Thai script”. In 1680,the King Narai script was introduced and it has now becomethe national Thai script.
Thai consonant class is needed for pronunciation…
The modern Thai script now uses an alphabet of 44 consonants, 32 vowelsand four tone marks.
The consonants are then divided into 3 classes, high, mediumand low. Please note that the classes are completely arbitrary though.
A low consonant might sound like a high tone andthe opposite is also true.
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