Tai Khamyang Lexicon Explorer
Explore over 1,000 authentic words with Lik Tai (Shan/Extended-A), Assamese script, and IPA.
Interactive 6-Tone Synthesizer Studio
Tai Khamyang features six distinct phonemic tones documented by Stephen Morey. Use the Web Audio synthesizer below to hear and visualize the exact pitch contours (Hz).
Gedney Tone Box Distribution (Proto-Tai to Khamyang)
Mapping of Proto-Tai tone classes (A, B, C, D) and initial consonant voicing classes (1-4) to modern Khamyang tones:
| Proto-Tai Class | *A (Open) | *B (Open) | *C (Open) | *DL (Dead Long) | *DS (Dead Short) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series 1 (Voiceless friction/aspirates) | Tone 1 [33] | Tone 1 [33] | Tone 4 [54ʔ] | Tone 4 [54ʔ] | Tone 4 [54ʔ] |
| Series 2 (Voiceless unaspirated stops) | Tone 6 [35] | Tone 2 [54] | Tone 2 [54] | Tone 2 [54] | Tone 2 [54] |
| Series 3 (Preglottalized *ʔb, *ʔd) | Tone 1 [33] | Tone 5 [31] | Tone 5 [31] | Tone 5 [31] | Tone 5 [31] |
| Series 4 (Voiced obstruents/sonorants) | Tone 3 [21̰] | Tone 3 [21̰] | Tone 4 [54ʔ] | Tone 4 [54ʔ] | Tone 4 [54ʔ] |
Multi-Script Transliteration & Virtual Lik Tai Keyboard
Convert freely between Romanization (with tone digits 1-6), Lik Tai script, Assamese script, and IPA.
Virtual Lik Tai (Tai Phake / Shan) Keyboard
Click any letter below to insert into the input box:
Fieldwork Elicitation & Conversational Phrasebook
Essential expressions for linguists conducting field work in Powaimukh village, and daily greetings.
Grammar, Classifiers & Traditional Naming
Explore Tai classifier agreement, birth-order naming conventions, and number systems.
Noun Classifier Agreement
Tai syntax requires: Noun + Numeral + Classifier (e.g. maa1 sɔŋ1 to1 = 2 dogs).
to1 (Living animals, quadrupeds, birds)Traditional Birth-Order Naming
Khamyang children receive traditional birth-order titles for 1st–8th born sons & daughters.
Tai Numeral Generator (1 – 1,000,000)
Convert any integer into authentic Tai Khamyang number words.
Tai Khamyang Kinship & Family Heritage
Explore the traditional Southwestern Tai multi-generational kinship structure, age-graded address etiquette, and historic clans.
👨👩👧 Family Relative Solver
Select a genealogical relationship to inspect its Tai Khamyang address form, script, and tone.
🏛️ Historical Clans (Khɯa1) of Powaimukh
The 6 ancestral Nora/Khamyang patrilineal clans and their hereditary state and ritual functions.
Authentic Tai Khamyang Songs & Ballads (Fɯn)
Documented oral literature collected from Powaimukh village elders (PARADISEC & ELAR collections). Features wedding songs, lullabies, work chants, and courting poetry.
Scholarly Library & Resource Repository
Curated books, peer-reviewed articles, endangered language archives (PARADISEC, ELAR, CFEL), and field dissertations on Tai Khamyang.
Annotated Corpus & Oral Narratives
Interlinear Glossed Texts (IGT) preserving oral history and folk traditions of Powaimukh elders.
Export Center for Researchers & Developers
Download the Tai Khamyang linguistic dataset in standard computational formats.
Anki Flashcard Deck
Ready-to-import .tsv file with Lik Tai script, tone contours, definitions, and IPA for memory learning.
Complete CSV Dataset
Tabular dataset with all 1,000+ words, POS, Gedney categories, tone contours, and Assamese meanings for Pandas / R analysis.
Download Lexicon CSVREST API Access
Developers can fetch live dictionary, transliteration, and tone profiles directly via JSON endpoints:
/api/words?q=water/api/transliterate?text=nam6&target=liktai/api/tones/api/phrases