THL Simplified Phonetic Transcription

{{Short description|Tibetan romanization method}}

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.{{cite book | last=Swank | first=H. | title=Rewriting Shangri-La: Tibetan Youth, Migrations and Literacies in McLeod Ganj, India | publisher=Brill | series=Brill's Tibetan Studies Library | year=2014 | isbn=978-90-04-26390-1 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vq62AgAAQBAJ&pg=PP11 | access-date=2024-05-13 | page=11}}

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.{{cite book | last=Schaeffer | first=K. | last2=McGrath | first2=W. | last3=Lang | first3=J. | title=Histories of Tibet: Essays in Honor of Leonard W. J. van der Kuijp | publisher=Wisdom Publications | year=2023 | isbn=978-1-61429-808-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zxKsEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA1996 | access-date=2024-05-13 | page=1996}}

THL (formerly THDL) stands for the "Tibetan and Himalayan Library" project, which is hosted at the University of Virginia.[https://www.thlib.org/about/wiki/thdl%20home%20about%20us.html About Us] – THL

Overview

= Onsets<ref>[http://www.thlib.org/reference/transliteration/#essay=/thl/phonetics/s/b1 THL Simplified Phonetic Transcription of Standard Tibetan] – THL</ref> =

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! IPA !! Wylie transliteration !! Tibetan pinyin !! THL

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| {{IPA|pá}}

p, sp, dp, lpbp
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| {{IPA|pà}}

rb, sb, sbrbb
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| {{IPA|mpà}}

lb, ’bbb
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| {{IPA|pʰá}}

ph, ’phpp
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| {{IPA|pʰà}}

bpb
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| {{IPA|bà}}

bhbhbh
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| {{IPA|má}}

rm, sm, dm, smrmm
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| {{IPA|mà}}

m, mrmm
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| {{IPA|wà}}

db, b, www
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| {{IPA|tá}}

t, rt, lt, st, tw, gt, bt, brt, blt, bst, blddt
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| {{IPA|tà}}

rd, sd, gd, bd, brd, bsddd
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| {{IPA|ntá}}

lthd
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| {{IPA|ntà}}

zl, bzl, ld, md, ’ddd
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| {{IPA|tʰá}}

th, mth, ’thtt
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| {{IPA|tʰà}}

d, dwtd
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| {{IPA|ná}}

rn, sn, gn, brn, bsn, mnnn
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| {{IPA|nà}}

nnn
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| {{IPA|lá}}

kl, gl, bl, rl, sl, brl, bslll
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| {{IPA|là}}

l, lwll
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| {{IPA|l̥á}}

lhlhlh
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| {{IPA|tsá}}

ts, rts, sts, rtsw, stsw, gts, bts, brts, bstszts
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| {{IPA|tsà}}

rdz, gdz, brdzzdz
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| {{IPA|ntsà}}

mdz, ’dzzdz
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| {{IPA|tsʰá}}

tsh, tshw, mtsh, ’tshcts
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| {{IPA|tsʰà}}

dzcdz
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| {{IPA|sá}}

s, sr, sw, gs, bs, bsrss
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| {{IPA|sà}}

z, zw, gz, bzsz
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| {{IPA|ʈʂá}}

kr, rkr, lkr, skr, tr, pr, lpr, spr, dkr, dpr, bkr, bskr, bsrzhtr
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| {{IPA|ʈʂà}}

rgr, lgr, sgr, dgr, dbr, bsgr, rbr, lbr, sbrzhdr
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| {{IPA|ɳʈʂà}}

mgr, ’gr, ’dr, ’brzhdr
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| {{IPA|ʈʂʰá}}

khr, thr, phr, mkhr, ’khr, ’phrchtr
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| {{IPA|ʈʂʰà}}

gr, dr, br, grwchdr
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| {{IPA|ʂá}}

hrshhr
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| {{IPA|rà}}

r, rwrr
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| {{IPA|r̥á}}

rhrh
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| {{IPA|cá}}

ky, rky, lky, sky, dky, bky, brky, bskygyky
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| {{IPA|cà}}

rgy, lgy, sgy, dgy, bgy, brgy, bsgygygy
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| {{IPA|ɲcà}}

mgy, ’gygygy
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| {{IPA|cʰá}}

khy, mkhy, ’khykykhy
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| {{IPA|cʰà}}

gykygy
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| {{IPA|çá}}

hyhyhy
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| {{IPA|tɕá}}

c, cw, gc, bc, lc, py, lpy, spy, dpyjch
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| {{IPA|tɕà}}

rby, lby, sby, rj, gj, brjjj
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| {{IPA|ɲtɕà}}

lj, mj, ’j, ’byjj
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| {{IPA|tɕʰá}}

ch, mch, ’ch, phy, ’phyqch
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| {{IPA|tɕʰà}}

j, byqj
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| {{IPA|ɕá}}

sh, shw, gsh, bshxsh
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| {{IPA|ɕà}}

zh, zhw, gzh, bzhxzh
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| {{IPA|ɲá}}

rny, sny, gny, brny, bsny, mny, nyw, rmy, smynyny
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| {{IPA|ɲà}}

ny, mynyny
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| {{IPA|já}}

g.yyy
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| {{IPA|jà}}

y, dbyyy
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| {{IPA|ká}}

k, rk, lk, sk, kw, dk, bk, brk, bskgk
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| {{IPA|kà}}

rg, lg, sg, dg, bg, brg, bsggg
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| {{IPA|ŋkà}}

lg, mg, ’ggg
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| {{IPA|kʰá}}

kh, khw, mkh, ’khkkh
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| {{IPA|kʰà}}

g, gwkg
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| {{IPA|ŋá}}

rng, lng, sng, dng, brng, bsng, mngngng
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| {{IPA|ŋà}}

ngngng
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| {{IPA|ʔá}}

—, db
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| {{IPA|ʔ̞à}}

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| {{IPA|há}}

h, hwhh

= Vowels =

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! IPA !! THL !! IPA !! THL

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| {{IPA|i}}

i{{IPA|ĩ}}in
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| {{IPA|e}}

é{{IPA|ẽ}}én
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| {{IPA|ɛ}}

e/é{{IPA|ɛ̃}}en/én
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| {{IPA|a}}

a{{IPA|ã}}an
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| {{IPA|u}}

u{{IPA|ũ}}un
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| {{IPA|o}}

o{{IPA|õ}}on
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| {{IPA|ɔ}}

o{{IPA|ɔ̃}}on
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| {{IPA|y}}

ü{{IPA|ỹ}}ün
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| {{IPA|ø}}

ö{{IPA|ø̃}}ön

References

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