The THL Simplified Phonetic Transcription of Standard Tibetan (or THL Phonetic Transcription for short) is a system for the phonetic rendering of the Tibetan language.
It was created by David Germano and Nicolas Tournadre and was published on 12 December 2003. It is essentially a simplified form of the Tournadre Phonetic System, which is used by Tournadre in his Tibetan-language textbooks.
THL (formerly THDL) stands for the "Tibetan and Himalayan Library" project, which is hosted at the University of Virginia.
Overview
Onsets
| IPA | Wylie transliteration | Tibetan pinyin | THL |
|---|---|---|---|
| pá | p, sp, dp, lp | b | p |
| pà | rb, sb, sbr | b | b |
| mpà | lb, ’b | b | b |
| pʰá | ph, ’ph | p | p |
| pʰà | b | p | b |
| bà | bh | bh | bh |
| má | rm, sm, dm, smr | m | m |
| mà | m, mr | m | m |
| wà | db, b, w | w | w |
| tá | t, rt, lt, st, tw, gt, bt, brt, blt, bst, bld | d | t |
| tà | rd, sd, gd, bd, brd, bsd | d | d |
| ntá | lth | d | |
| ntà | zl, bzl, ld, md, ’d | d | d |
| tʰá | th, mth, ’th | t | t |
| tʰà | d, dw | t | d |
| ná | rn, sn, gn, brn, bsn, mn | n | n |
| nà | n | n | n |
| lá | kl, gl, bl, rl, sl, brl, bsl | l | l |
| là | l, lw | l | l |
| l̥á | lh | lh | lh |
| tsá | ts, rts, sts, rtsw, stsw, gts, bts, brts, bsts | z | ts |
| tsà | rdz, gdz, brdz | z | dz |
| ntsà | mdz, ’dz | z | dz |
| tsʰá | tsh, tshw, mtsh, ’tsh | c | ts |
| tsʰà | dz | c | dz |
| sá | s, sr, sw, gs, bs, bsr | s | s |
| sà | z, zw, gz, bz | s | z |
| ʈʂá | kr, rkr, lkr, skr, tr, pr, lpr, spr, dkr, dpr, bkr, bskr, bsr | zh | tr |
| ʈʂà | rgr, lgr, sgr, dgr, dbr, bsgr, rbr, lbr, sbr | zh | dr |
| ɳʈʂà | mgr, ’gr, ’dr, ’br | zh | dr |
| ʈʂʰá | khr, thr, phr, mkhr, ’khr, ’phr | ch | tr |
| ʈʂʰà | gr, dr, br, grw | ch | dr |
| ʂá | hr | sh | hr |
| rà | r, rw | r | r |
| r̥á | rh | rh | |
| cá | ky, rky, lky, sky, dky, bky, brky, bsky | gy | ky |
| cà | rgy, lgy, sgy, dgy, bgy, brgy, bsgy | gy | gy |
| ɲcà | mgy, ’gy | gy | gy |
| cʰá | khy, mkhy, ’khy | ky | khy |
| cʰà | gy | ky | gy |
| çá | hy | hy | hy |
| tɕá | c, cw, gc, bc, lc, py, lpy, spy, dpy | j | ch |
| tɕà | rby, lby, sby, rj, gj, brj | j | j |
| ɲtɕà | lj, mj, ’j, ’by | j | j |
| tɕʰá | ch, mch, ’ch, phy, ’phy | q | ch |
| tɕʰà | j, by | q | j |
| ɕá | sh, shw, gsh, bsh | x | sh |
| ɕà | zh, zhw, gzh, bzh | x | zh |
| ɲá | rny, sny, gny, brny, bsny, mny, nyw, rmy, smy | ny | ny |
| ɲà | ny, my | ny | ny |
| já | g.y | y | y |
| jà | y, dby | y | y |
| ká | k, rk, lk, sk, kw, dk, bk, brk, bsk | g | k |
| kà | rg, lg, sg, dg, bg, brg, bsg | g | g |
| ŋkà | lg, mg, ’g | g | g |
| kʰá | kh, khw, mkh, ’kh | k | kh |
| kʰà | g, gw | k | g |
| ŋá | rng, lng, sng, dng, brng, bsng, mng | ng | ng |
| ŋà | ng | ng | ng |
| ʔá | —, db | — | — |
| ʔ̞à | ’ | — | — |
| há | h, hw | h | h |
Vowels
| IPA | THL | IPA | THL |
|---|---|---|---|
| i | i | ĩ | in |
| e | é | ẽ | én |
| ɛ | e/é | ɛ̃ | en/én |
| a | a | ã | an |
| u | u | ũ | un |
| o | o | õ | on |
| ɔ | o | ɔ̃ | on |
| y | ü | ỹ | ün |
| ø | ö | ø̃ | ön |
References
- Swank, H. (2014). Rewriting Shangri-La: Tibetan Youth, Migrations and Literacies in McLeod Ganj, India. Brill's Tibetan Studies Library. Brill. p. 11. ISBN 978-90-04-26390-1. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- Schaeffer, K.; McGrath, W.; Lang, J. (2023). Histories of Tibet: Essays in Honor of Leonard W. J. van der Kuijp. Wisdom Publications. p. 1996. ISBN 978-1-61429-808-3. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- About Us – THL
- THL Simplified Phonetic Transcription of Standard Tibetan – THL
External links
- The Transliteration and Transcription of Tibetan (Tibetan & Himalayan Library)
- THL Simplified Phonetic Transcription of Standard Tibetan
- THL Extended Wylie Transliteration of Tibetan
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