WebThis stems from a major change (a tone split) that occurred historically in the phonology of the Thai language. At the time the Thai script was created, the language had three tones and a full set of contrasts between voiced and unvoiced consonants at the beginning of a syllable (e.g. b d g l m n vs. p t k hl hm hn). At a later time, the ...

WebFilipino shamans, commonly known as Babaylan (also Balian or Katalonan, among many other names), were shamans of the various ethnic groups of the pre-colonial Philippine islands.These shamans specialized in communicating, appeasing, or harnessing the spirits of the dead and the spirits of nature. They were almost always women or feminized men …