c. 1500[1]–1930s (survives as the modern Lao script)[2]
Direction
Left-to-right
Languages
Lao, Isan, and others
Related scripts
Parent systems
Proto-Sinaitic alphabet[a]
Phoenician alphabet[a]
Aramaic alphabet[a]
Brāhmī
Tamil-Brahmi
Pallava
Khmer
Sukhothai
Fakkham[1]
Tai Noi
Child systems
Lao
Sister systems
Tai Yo
[a] The Semitic origin of the Brahmic scripts is not universally agreed upon.
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Brahmic scripts
The Brahmi script and its descendants
Northern Brahmic
Gupta
Sharada
Landa
Gurmukhi
Khojki
Khudabadi
Multani
Mahajani
Takri
Dogri
Siddham
Nagari
Devanagari
Gujarati
Modi
Nandinagari
Kaithi
Sylheti Nagri
Gaudi
Bengali–Assamese
Bengali
Assamese
Tirhuta
Odia
Nepalese
Bhujimol
Ranjana
Soyombo
Pracalit
Tibetan
Meitei
Lepcha
Limbu
Khema
Phagspa
Zanabazar square
Marchen
Marchung
Pungs-chen
Pungs-chung
Drusha
Kalinga
Bhaiksuki
Tocharian
Southern Brahmic
Tamil-Brahmi
Pallava
Tamil
Grantha
Malayalam
Tigalari
Dhives Akuru
Saurashtra
Khmer
Khom Thai
Proto-Tai script?
Sukhothai
Thai
Fakkham
Thai Noi
Lao
Tai Viet
Dai Don
Lai Tay
Lai Pao
Cham
Kawi
Balinese
Batak
Buda
Javanese
Old Sundanese
Sundanese
Lontara
Makasar
Ulu scripts
Incung
Lampung
Lembak
Ogan
Pasemah
Rejang
Serawai
Baybayin
Buhid
Hanunoo
Tagbanwa
Kulitan
Mon–Burmese
Burmese
Chakma
S'gaw Karen
Shan
Tanchangya
Lik-Tai scripts
Ahom
Khamti
Tai Le
Modern Mon
Tai Tham
New Tai Lue
Pyu
Vatteluttu
Kolezhuthu
Malayanma
Sinhala
Bhattiprolu
Kadamba
Telugu-Kannada
Kannada
Goykanadi
Telugu
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The Tai Noi (also spelled Thai Noi) or Lao Buhan script is a Brahmic script that has historically been used in Laos and Isan[3] since about 1500 CE.[1] The contemporary Lao script is a direct descendant and has preserved the basic letter shapes.[4] The script has mostly dropped out of use in the Isan region of Thailand, due to the Thaification policies of the Thai government, that imposed Central Thai culture such as the Thai script throughout the country.[4]
^ abcCite error: The named reference Lorrillard2005 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Phra Ariyuwat (1996). Phya Khankhaak, the Toad King: A Translation of an Isan Fertility Myth in Verse. Translated by Wajuppa Tossa. Lewisburg, PA: Bucknell University Press. pp. 27–34.
^Tsumura, Fumihiko (2009). "Magical Use of Traditional Scripts in Northeastern Thai Villages". Senri Ethnological Studies. 74: 63–77. doi:10.15021/00002577.
^ abRonnakiat, Nantana (1992). "Evidence of the Tai Noi Alphabet Found in Inscriptions" (PDF). The Third International Symposium on Language and Linguistics. Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University. pp. 1326–1334.
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