Phonology
Tones
There are five phonemic tones: middle, low, high, rising and falling. The table shows an example of both the phonemic tones and their phonetic realization, in the IPA.
| Tone | Thai | Phonemic | Phonetic | English |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| high | น้า | /náː/ | [naː˧˥] | aunt/uncle(younger than your parents) |
| mid | นา | /nāː/ | [naː˥˧] | a paddy |
| low | หน่า | /nàː/ | [naː˧˩] | (a nickname) |
| rising | หนา | /nǎː/ | [naː˨˩˧] | thick |
| falling | หน้า | /nâː/ | [naː˥˩] | face |
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