Analysis of Word Components in Phayao Inscription

Abstract

               This article aimed to analyze the word components in Phayao inscription which is different from nowadays. In this article, the three main issues were studied; word with one component, word with two components and word with three components. The result showed that in the word with one component, 19 words were found which could be classified into 7 consonants, 2 vowels and 10 figures; in the word with two components, 202 words were discovered which could be divided into 25 consonants plus tones, 140 consonants plus vowels, 22 consonants plus nikhhit and 15 consonants  plus consonants; and in the word with three components, 237 words were 220 words with consonants plus vowels plus spelling consonants, 15 words with consonants plus vowels plus vowels plus vowels, and 2 words with consonants plus vowels plus tones.