12/20/08 Sound systems
final sound or tone mark the first consonants of word final sound of word are unstoped:th e word that ends with nasal sound: m,n,ng (ມ,ນ ,ງ) or unstoped vowels sound. final sound of word is stoped :k,ng,d,b (ກ,ງ ,ດ,ບ), and vowels length is sorth a,i,v,u,q,e,x,o, @,ua,ia,va (ະ ິ ຶ ຸ ເອິ ເອະ ແອະ ໂອະ ເອາະ ອົວະ ເອັຍ ເອຶອ) (the word ends with stoped consonant or vowel sound) final sound of word is stoped:k,ng,d,b (ກ,ງ ,ດ,ບ), and vowels length is long: aa,ii,vv,uu,qq,ee,xx,o o,@@,uua,iia,vva (າ ີ ື ູ ເອີ ເອ ແອ ໂອ ອໍ ອົວ ເອຍ ເອືອ) (the word ends with stoped consonant there are no long,stoped vowels) any word with the first tone mark (x່) any word with the second tone mark (x້) high consonants: kh,s,th,ph,f,h (ຂ ສ ຖ ຜ ຝ ຫ) rising (4) high (3) low falling (0) mid (1) high falling (2) mid consonants: k,c,d,t,b,p,j,z (ກ ຈ ດ ຕ ບ ປ ຢ ອ) rising (4) high (3) low falling (0) mid (1) high falling (2) low consonants: kh,ng,s,y,th,n,ph, f,m,l,w,h (ຄ ງ ຊ ຍ ທ ນ ພ ຟ ມ ລ ວ ຮ) high (3) mid (1) high falling (2) mid (1) high falling (2) 12/20/08