Tai Scripts of India - Tairong

TAIF]CNG.
Thc l'airoqs (or;;rret Tais) rvlro arc .rls tallorl Tururg cr Sl[m (i.e, Sli ' ) Turuirg,
iDjraDit, thc xcst {jcntrL o[ ilc Silxrru )istrici, oI r\ss3m. 'fho ci! r:i: li.l x'lcrx uudcr
which tlrlry botamr: cil.t"li'di" Urc l(lclins, ald lcrrrrcrl Lr, s|rlk the lan:',,;gc of thoir
EAstcrs, lavc becr dcs{r'ibcd iD l,hc G()niml Inlrcductio to l,hc groul. -Al)out 150 of
thcn arc scid to spcak l,hoit.own lcu5u,'r.go, rvlfch, accordir{f to the 6pc'.jimon, ii ncFlly.. . .. .
t.he 6anrc a6 Kl:rm,li. !!c follorvbggcqount gf thc principal pointr oI dillbrencc bc[riecn _
l'!iro!g &nd trI:rnl,i is Lrscd oa iho spccimc4s ond Lisl of 'Words. As crpllincd belorr;,
lhe rpcciocrrs werc obtcined vith di0iculty, aud arc uot vcry truoiworthy.
AJPbBbet is tLc $Exc as
-Tlds
Kbiiuti, tJrough a fcv curious Ioruos oppar. 1Vo
ruy noto
@c for ra (i:r.4.iionii, this is almost l,hc sful for /ro), auri rs Lbual o Blreci&i
forE lor the vocslivo lorticle 31, trstslitont4d di. The letter oJ is pronooaccrl ya, as
il Ehnnti, aoiy'o, as in i\-hom ald Nori. When compoundeil with anotlrer consonant yo
ir pronounc.cd ?. Thus cqt &goag, i\l. i,iB truIu,ljtnlfrtd., hs*g, d.ud o1$ trya2, in
li!€ 20, i6 traruliteraicil l€?.
A! iD KhaEti and NoIi i?r, to do, is ahr a),s writtcr 9r3 cE hich, or ev([ p 6 hach.
tho word. for'with'is writteD

l.0s 1'AI CIOU".
i'iro rycr'.I r,i may onp;.rcr: v bc prcfire,l ie llc Gcnitivo earl l),_,ti,,.c, "cc Jigsr, 1l!.
l!i, anrl 12: j irr rir,j J,isi;f \i'o; lye may u.rre timt a,1 o" "" *m""J .l"t l" :".n, ,"
obliqu,: cesc in rlirt'nii"
^-. -fnje"civcl uril {cr rro qocial rcmnrko.. Tbc ,Dcthod
not
of for:rring
ctqrr
comlariscD
fmm ih,. sl,,rilrcns. is
1Vc tn.ry x(,ta howcyer th"
Lirt
tr" i"ff"J"qt*ples of ltortls in the
; ,/;j-s; ,,,r.7. lrishcr (N o.-186), r:tl, ag_pyai'r*rrli"
Drotlrt r. ir Lrllcr tlr:,n lrt siilr
tu!r#r*, *rO, A^
Proronus._Thcsc rrio onlv rcm kcblc for the cccintric spcllir3s of tbe pronoun
of tlrc ttr;rd pc6orr. )tc;idc nan, va havc trwa:ll (lincs l, B,lS,.Zq:;;; (6,9, lf,28,
26), aww (7) ant nur, (No. 28, of List). n ","iii;;;^;;i ;;-:#":.
Verbg..-In thc list of uonls fNos, 1?g cn

lzoi.to.
Tho lolloring spc.cinc:r r^s obtdnr-.d vl1:l eoroo dii cdtv, ils th3 .ri.,:, , .: ol Tlc.no;i!
who Inolc thc li:.uegc is rcly surll.
Tho intcrli,.. :^r {.ransl.etioD is f8r from literal. fD tfie origioul os rcclivcd by mc ouly
the geDclal ururoirrg of orch lbraso was giycn, This, so lar as pos-siblo, I iuve vcntural
to oorrcot with tle oid of vcrsions io cogDatc i:,-,:.:ix",i.t, ,4.s horc givcn. it is not ur:arly
!s liteml os I rqulil vi6h, but I do aot doro to r cntruro boyoad ceiaiuty, ald t\ere a,ro
naoy poilta vhic,h arc doubtful to E€, ana which I havo left uiouchql

1?0
[No. 6.]
SIAM ESE-Cl-l i I{ESE FAM t[_y.
TAIRONG.
['ar GRoup.
(Dryrnrcr SrlsaclR.)
_ !) C.. a\ C\ .\ c\O6t
'"1q,.?lFt -rArn'f ,-f/Lo{^.t ei:-,L .lZl_
a) c\ n /\ ^a\ /-\
;t't -i n- -,L,' L"vr?J ;;"61,."e )i. -,o^'*l
't tS' rytf t "? p,::9 f& 8" n?-?N
,?^lt.-r-2 v."^? &26 ""1;rl 6,.,p
,-a& 2 - S,-.,.-y- S ""uryr*f^,ya$, --ii,-(
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ot.,"cn"L -y-.*^."-f ""JlS v.cr*,L '9-t*.S
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[No. 6.]
SIAMESE.CHINES= FAtuilL;'.
khung
goods
Kun
llaa
p{]"mvin
fother-hit
khtrn-kau
anil
fn-hing
olte
TAIRONG.
TFI A NSLITE BATION AND TRANSLATION.
rbair ok-clra
got" nrcpet!
luk-chai
8oE
kn mfrng-kai,
@cat a-co tt!.lor,
yang olng
han &ro
luk. Luk-mvon koi-Dai
aort. lion.hia leungcr
khiJan ti.fthkrvc hing-l(au
houinuclt Forlion. ao-me
khdug-pa-chau khring-rai hnng-kha,u meng-lrci-yiu.
prole lalf-hinBev goods.thc to-them dioided,
rn[n tilg-lun5 mut.si
ln a lt&ain!.r1)ent
oan-ko
le-also
ti{hau-lt[n-lii.ng
Io. oo n e.qf- hor,ee- on e
hing'mdn
ltint
tuk-farr-you.
[o-mi kliiDg-pt chrtl
gourtgcr-lhc goods.his-o@n
hit.kolg.l'ok-si
toith-dotout-Li,id!
li cg dri- I o-b e -in -@tiflt.
li i,. sru- n ii.r.
ae nt-j oin ed-wil h.
poi-hln-yeul fi-rnn
Ou,-tha!
t.cog-lung
a!l
mInB BAII
tiat
Tbit-Dao
For-ltrat
Io-tcr.d
,nS.n
he
tiog-luag
all
17I
Tnr Gnoup.
(Drsl&rcr Sr!sAca.&.)
s-;,-ki, 'pd 0i,
eaid, 'Jalhcr O,
hiii-mi.' l\-nan
gioc.' On-(hat
!4i! u'1ai
lline ()lanar!
hiiog-lai
da1;a-aftet
ham.si
haoing-collecled,
au-suEr-kiJ&u. Ok-chn
uaslctJ, ProIE.tg
Iin-tPyao. Ti-!a!
/aarhtc-"^cL:ured, Itom-l,Aat
ltr\f,UB-kO
hc
ti-m iing-Ean
of-ca&nlty-thot
mil kua-hia Dau
tDd e perso .qf-hatlEc thdl
ti.!a pi.chau
ro.li;Ids otDtt
ti-kin-ohok mli
oith-JoodJueha of-stoire
.bit-tyo-chi
f a i a(f m&z - 2! cat ute Joto' t t tar g\
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p*,9 8rt"L9 "a.*"og,f -T' ?.'?:€2e4)
,r. (4-r-a,-t161, r') rr^ ,alq n-...tit.z
q\ c\
q? e .?.\a
rnq, 't)*zq^".,, -S zt+r4 ,f*r"*'&i,-,S
o-
'tpL Oq
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10. sitir
Jnt
tAuB
belly
yru
did
'fti.khfussng.16.nwd
-dftuftgrcdt-sateriDg
im.si-ko
enough.bcinn.aho
m[rtr
ho
P-chau.ko ;
hieato -also;
TA:AONE.
rei.ko, 'P6-kcu
raid,, 'Falher-my
di-nri.naE, khtrq-ka,r {au
troporc(?), o,td I
hing, iaou
ao-hira
ka" til'.l.sl khl.ra ti-Jau,
thit |dill.taL " lfalher
h aoing -g oae-t o.n g-/at h er @or il
pitr.si E[..tlra[
bei,U to-lot
15 f,bO.scng
arty.more
biLti." '
mtl:e.'t '
nill
llau-nai.hi6 ng6,.rai'-yau ;
tight-doiry dtne'|;
, m.e,.ysngJr{d.
t.ort4!.
Khln-kau mrn
Antt h4
Khe ldet
Serounl your
Itllt.Sr l(A.S[
huoing-artser came
.i.i.,
fsii.clEu rtr:-lo(i-yc!
a !.onc aol-gaocind,ead.
kl6.kio-ngln kha':Fl|rillii'rg
sc rod'tls.eati\!-r upcea horo.nany
ysng D,r.i.kiD.,
,t&oc brcad
taag.mai-si tsi,
beltry.f,rc-beirg die.
6i,
o,
Kqu luk-si
I Looing-arkeo
hog-fan ohi,t.mr'l.nao
(f) dr.*eC agdii't-heaoefu
ki,-clrtr.ti.Ea luk-cLai.nai ti.pi(n)
ndnle-lo-be-adlled um-tlro. not4m
khi-kin-ls[rn
Beroot t-catt !.rtqler
po. u
(to-hit)-Jather. Izu
lrin-si
haoing.uin
l'tri.r6; letr-pai.n$'6; kAt.klt\e6-@ar.6i cluDr.liem.
fell.pity-iwJeed,; r,ot-i,deed; Jollet-wch.hirhaohtg liwed.
vi-kn,
tai,l,
'p6
'lolher
Ei,
o,
naog-kiE
like
f,ai-n6
,far-i*lccd
pd.ruan
Jal hcr-hit
M[-noug.nan
ttat
luk.chai-rai
Bon-l,lrc
lai-pl kaum-nai mt-maii hin-r8i-bit Dgi,-rai.ki,;
ox-accouttl-oJ iJ.tr'Ia,.ch lo-gou bqfote tir.nql;
lai-p[-ui Li-pto lu-k.clrai
on-accolt ,-of.thit trd-a6 8o'
r .rn.rri i. lrisdrt 'hotl'

-arJtut g.&.r^pj- i*""., -
:"c61yx:,>'dilf^ "-rW
^9 =1o rDr.t €"ifw,"o€ .,r6i W^q _
Al'D', .?Q.' rSoo,.ono;; -)Lvn, p.'DzT
-SP*, PS ^g - &,pS;c-, .,a^" * po _ ;ro ru&?
$o..".i ^2- 9^,u. ^| -;-rmfz -,-,. r. 1Q*nfl;
=.? -9., 86Dg; ?-q.-l€.,A &*w_ zxlg
;,,$ 5?,9,$.E -9*^l,r?-?e o,Fohn&
aQ"?rt,-.D, dngtP ," s644\ 8... y?*,.,eg,- yDt
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40. -ai
25.
thwd.ss;1g
.tia
1.aM\ 6.
Kl:ilr.kau f;.rai
.4nC fatAef- te
alr-si, Lin3.nF.ins||.nuD*-ltt .tv-.
h"ohg-broughl, to.ti7" pi.or;
hs[.li;
gi.e;
th0n-kiu lrau kin-si,
ottil ue hooing-eaten,
a!.piD-t-1i.si, nin-nrd ni-u i hai.si.
nlthoxgh-loohtg-d;at, it-alane agoin ; ha\ing-lrecn-lort,
-ki-l:ri;
-ho sc;
l{i.Dang.n.n
?iwe-al.lhot
thim-ki.ld,
aeked,
rm.nri-ngin-ki
he.hcord
, khlm
' toile
luk-ch:ri lung man
aon gr0d tit
nll
lheae
1?rt
hi,ni:.khwj,.mrvrl,:r+hnu liu"li-le,
ao.8ero(nlt-/)is taid,
,Ed.si_hh,f,nA-
, Lcst-rol.1t
ti-mn lak.c}.lp, ti.tin ktrepot-j,get
rhtg, o,tlcet choe,
hiLpydket. I"ri.soug luk kau
Lc-nct!. llecautc aon nty
aai-ti.' 'I-r-nau kbau
wae-Ioum).t 7ha1 the!
ti-iriLpye.kal-DAi.
beg6il-lo.rc.i oioe.
hit-ri-rnir-nt-si-i ka-ling man mi thlng
naaing.lq/Lltis-feld aJteraardt tre came jear
Ln-htulo-tLe-
tiag.kAng.sing.yam li-ki.si-faag. trlii.rang.tran Ba[
nllaic .l6ttcing. Iheu t a
hAng-ti klri.Jiiogsi,
ccllcd sevr!,nt-one,
lai-I,li-sa,n5'? fi.nankhi,-mun.khau l6u.kd,,nar,g
()D-atcalnl.qf-olttl'l'fhcn hh+erxanls soitl,,lttother
Incu pAk-on.kn, khiin.
lour bnck-co^e-d.;d, and
.ksa n"-mnn han-lii khcm'Fi-6i.mi.nii lrif.ti,
jfalhergottr tatD (i:inJ-zalc-aacl-sou,d maLc
-nat.h[n'Y^rl.
4ror4alcr.ahe-ho!te.
lAi.ln-tlni
Tlrcrqlorc
miio
Itc
poi-lung lau.' Ti-DaD
feaal-grect d,itl,.' ?htn
hit chi-Bi-ld mau-kLru.
being-dtgr:t rtould-
p6-maD lk-oAk-si hing luk.chai-rai
father-lie looi11g.6sa6-svl to m$-lhe
An.yAo.ki-yau I.t !a!
e reotel Ihel

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uraD
le
hEng l,O-tr^;
to Jallftt'lle
luis-ii-si'n,
eerxc,
.Da[-khaD-yau, lsi-khIn-kou
ns)erlhclets
.hr[-ysu.
-gioc.
lhirnB
Ittopcrly
B8t
gor
q
ole
Lri-p[.
Bu,
malt
hit
ni pmi.urng-kau ;
fut6oed ;
Lircht.
eaef
a.,r'lii-\o.
'. ri,r
t|ilg-r!-ni.ka,'n'i-i.', tt'Llra-lili;ng-}iii'livi
dn!,pcftil-st1id | 'lo, )'ioto'nmy'gears
rD:-ir-ir.si ko (frr kau) ktAm'rnaii'cbau mau-kitit'
cxer I or(lcr-th! h.!'disobeYed,
man Ea.nai.si
he cot Lirrg.eoen-on
cham.ki"yau.'
ae ed.'
tahg tai.k6-khou
@ilh Jfiendt
ti.k&u-Drl!'
oith.me,
khlng.mai.'nci.lam;
goltft ;
bai.si'
hoaitg.beetloel,
hihpoi-hit-lam-15'
nade-ufeoat '
llii.traDg.nlu mlu
It-thal.tinte h4
hihpylklt nai-si.ko Ping-fii
to-ln-mcftg coctL goat
[tr.st.lilg Eigoang-o,tc-o
(9oa)'dial'na'-
kuo-naa t&ng
rDho @ith
m6-chaDg-ki
larlott
wi-ka, 'lut-kau.6i,
aoid, 'tonttll
lihirn-!An lthlng-kau'5ang-selg'si'lio
a - f.haoe'alto
o.nil
khiin-kai uAng rlaii toi'si'
ard brolher Yatr hauing-died'
noi-nang;-kan.yau ;
lsJcrnd' ;
lai.lii-tr8i heu
thcrelorc va
hit-py6.kon-mwdn'tatt 1i'Yau.'
re,ioicing.bcing'ruet! oat'gad.'
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