Sirenguarded Thai

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Sirenguarded Thai is a dialect of Standard Thai spoken in Sirenguard Autonomous District.

Phonology & Orthography

Consonants Bilabial Labiodental Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ŋ
Plosive p pʰ <f> b t tʰ <þ> d k <g>
Affricates t͡ɕ <z> t͡ɕʰ <c>
Fricative f <v> s x~ɣ <k> h
Approximant w j (w)
Lateral l

Sirenguarded Thai's consonants inventory is very similar to Thai. With differences being Sirenguarded Thai merging <l> and <r>.

Sirenguarded Thai Standard Thai Meaning
lâk /lák̚/ รัก /rák̚/ to love
ลัก /lák̚/ to steal
lòhk /lôːk̚/ โรค /rôːk̚/ earth
โลก /lôːk̚/ disease

Sirenguarded Thai also disallows -l and -r consonant clusters, the only allowd consonant cluster being Cw.

Sirenguarded Thai Standard Thai Meaning
gāhŋ /kāːŋ/ กาง /kāːŋ/ to unfold
กลาง /klāːŋ/ middle
กราง /krāːŋ/ to rasp
gwāhŋ /kwāːŋ/ กวาง /kwāːŋ/ deer