Writing Systems
Many Southwestern Tai languages are written using Brāhmī-derived alphabets. Zhuang languages are traditionally written with Chinese characters called Sawndip, and now officially written with a romanized alphabet, though the traditional writing system is still in use to this day.
- Thai alphabet
- Lao alphabet
- Sawndip
- Shan alphabet
- Ahom alphabet
- Tai Dam alphabet
- Tai Le alphabet
- New Tai Lue alphabet
- Tai Tham alphabet
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