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1. Thai Language

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   Writing System
   The Thai script (อักษรไทย, àk-sŏn thai) is an abugida derived ultimately from the Brahmi script via Old Khmer script. It is written from left to right and is generally considered non-alphabetic because vowels are indicated by diacritics placed above, below, before, or after the consonant signs.
   The script consists of 44 consonant characters, though only 42 are currently in common use. Vowel representation is complex due to the fact that written vowels often combine to form diphthongs or comple…