PHONETIC CHANGE OF PALI LOANWORDS IN DAI AND THAI LANGUAGES
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Both the Dai and Thai languages belong to the Zhuang-Dong language branch of the Chinese-Tibetan language family. The phonetics, vocabulary and grammar of these two languages are very similar. Most of the loanwords in Dai and Thai come from Pali, and these Pali loanwords have an important role in both of these languages. In order to adapt the phonetic rules of their own language, the Dai and Thai people have adopted various ways to transcribe the loanwords of Pali, and therefore, phonetic changes to the loanwords of Pali have occurred. The research objective of this paper is to examine the phonological similarities, differences and changes of Pali loanwords in the Xishuangbanna Dai and Thai languages. Moreover, this paper also explores the influence of Pali loanwords on the Dai and Thai languages.
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