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{{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 [[Standard Tibetan|Tibetan language]].<ref name="h816">{{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}}</ref>

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.<ref name="b640">{{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}}</ref>

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

== Overview ==

=== Onsets<ref>[http://www.thlib.org/reference/transliteration/#essay=/thl/phonetics/s/b1 THL Simplified Phonetic Transcription of Standard Tibetan] – THL</ref> ===
{| class="wikitable"
! [[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]] !! [[Wylie transliteration]] !! '''[[Tibetan pinyin]]''' !! THL
|-----
| {{IPA|pá}} || p, sp, dp, lp || b || p
|-----
| {{IPA|pà}} || rb, sb, sbr || b || b
|-----
| {{IPA|mpà}} || lb, ’b || b || b
|-----
| {{IPA|pʰá}} || ph, ’ph || p || p
|-----
| {{IPA|pʰà}} || b || p || b
|-----
| {{IPA|bà}} || bh || bh || bh
|-----
| {{IPA|má}} || rm, sm, dm, smr || m || m
|-----
| {{IPA|mà}} || m, mr || m || m
|-----
| {{IPA|wà}} || db, b, w || w || w
|-----
| {{IPA|tá}} || t, rt, lt, st, tw, gt, bt, brt, blt, bst, bld || d || t
|-----
| {{IPA|tà}} || rd, sd, gd, bd, brd, bsd || d || d
|-----
| {{IPA|ntá}} || lth || d || 
|-----
| {{IPA|ntà}} || zl, bzl, ld, md, ’d || d || d
|-----
| {{IPA|tʰá}} || th, mth, ’th || t || t
|-----
| {{IPA|tʰà}} || d, dw || t || d
|-----
| {{IPA|ná}} || rn, sn, gn, brn, bsn, mn || n || n
|-----
| {{IPA|nà}} || n || n || n
|-----
| {{IPA|lá}} || kl, gl, bl, rl, sl, brl, bsl || l || l
|-----
| {{IPA|là}} || l, lw || l || l
|-----
| {{IPA|l̥á}} || lh || lh || lh
|-----
| {{IPA|tsá}} || ts, rts, sts, rtsw, stsw, gts, bts, brts, bsts || z || ts
|-----
| {{IPA|tsà}} || rdz, gdz, brdz || z || dz
|-----
| {{IPA|ntsà}} || mdz, ’dz || z || dz
|-----
| {{IPA|tsʰá}} || tsh, tshw, mtsh, ’tsh || c || ts
|-----
| {{IPA|tsʰà}} || dz || c || dz
|-----
| {{IPA|sá}} || s, sr, sw, gs, bs, bsr || s || s
|-----
| {{IPA|sà}} || z, zw, gz, bz || s || z
|-----
| {{IPA|ʈʂá}} || kr, rkr, lkr, skr, tr, pr, lpr, spr, dkr, dpr, bkr, bskr, bsr || zh || tr
|-----
| {{IPA|ʈʂà}} || rgr, lgr, sgr, dgr, dbr, bsgr, rbr, lbr, sbr || zh || dr
|-----
| {{IPA|ɳʈʂà}} || mgr, ’gr, ’dr, ’br || zh || dr
|-----
| {{IPA|ʈʂʰá}} || khr, thr, phr, mkhr, ’khr, ’phr || ch || tr
|-----
| {{IPA|ʈʂʰà}} || gr, dr, br, grw || ch || dr
|-----
| {{IPA|ʂá}} || hr || sh || hr
|-----
| {{IPA|rà}} || r, rw || r || r
|-----
| {{IPA|r̥á}} || rh || rh || 
|-----
| {{IPA|cá}} || ky, rky, lky, sky, dky, bky, brky, bsky || gy || ky
|-----
| {{IPA|cà}} || rgy, lgy, sgy, dgy, bgy, brgy, bsgy || gy || gy 
|-----
| {{IPA|ɲcà}} || mgy, ’gy || gy || gy 
|-----
| {{IPA|cʰá}} || khy, mkhy, ’khy || ky || khy
|-----
| {{IPA|cʰà}} || gy || ky || gy
|-----
| {{IPA|çá}} || hy || hy || hy 
|-----
| {{IPA|tɕá}} || c, cw, gc, bc, lc, py, lpy, spy, dpy || j || ch
|-----
| {{IPA|tɕà}} || rby, lby, sby, rj, gj, brj || j || j
|-----
| {{IPA|ɲtɕà}} || lj, mj, ’j, ’by || j || j 
|-----
| {{IPA|tɕʰá}} || ch, mch, ’ch, phy, ’phy || q || ch
|-----
| {{IPA|tɕʰà}} || j, by || q || j 
|-----
| {{IPA|ɕá}} || sh, shw, gsh, bsh || x || sh
|-----
| {{IPA|ɕà}} || zh, zhw, gzh, bzh || x || zh
|-----
| {{IPA|ɲá}} || rny, sny, gny, brny, bsny, mny, nyw, rmy, smy || ny || ny
|-----
| {{IPA|ɲà}} || ny, my || ny || ny
|-----
| {{IPA|já}} || g.y || y || y
|-----
| {{IPA|jà}} || y, dby || y || y
|-----
| {{IPA|ká}} || k, rk, lk, sk, kw, dk, bk, brk, bsk || g || k
|-----
| {{IPA|kà}} || rg, lg, sg, dg, bg, brg, bsg || g || g
|-----
| {{IPA|ŋkà}} || lg, mg, ’g || g || g
|-----
| {{IPA|kʰá}} || kh, khw, mkh, ’kh || k || kh
|-----
| {{IPA|kʰà}} || g, gw || k || g
|-----
| {{IPA|ŋá}} || rng, lng, sng, dng, brng, bsng, mng || ng || ng
|-----
| {{IPA|ŋà}} || ng || ng || ng
|-----
| {{IPA|ʔá}} || —, db || — || —
|-----
| {{IPA|ʔ̞à}} || ’ || — || —
|-----
| {{IPA|há}} || h, hw || h || h
|}

=== Vowels ===
{| class="wikitable"
! IPA !! THL !! IPA !! THL
|-----
| {{IPA|i}} || i || {{IPA|ĩ}} || in
|-----
| {{IPA|e}} || é || {{IPA|ẽ}} || én
|-----
| {{IPA|ɛ}} || e/é || {{IPA|ɛ̃}} || en/én
|-----
| {{IPA|a}} || a || {{IPA|ã}} || an
|-----
| {{IPA|u}} || u || {{IPA|ũ}} || un
|-----
| {{IPA|o}} || o || {{IPA|õ}} || on
|-----
| {{IPA|ɔ}} || o || {{IPA|ɔ̃}} || on 
|-----
| {{IPA|y}} || ü || {{IPA|ỹ}} || ün
|-----
| {{IPA|ø}} || ö || {{IPA|ø̃}} || ön
|}

==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.thlib.org/reference/transliteration/#wiki=/access/wiki/site/26a34146-33a6-48ce-001e-f16ce7908a6a/tibetan%20transliteration%20and%20transcription.html The Transliteration and Transcription of Tibetan] (Tibetan & Himalayan Library)
* [http://www.thlib.org/reference/transliteration/#essay=/thl/phonetics/s/b1 THL Simplified Phonetic Transcription of Standard Tibetan]
* [http://www.thlib.org/reference/transliteration/#essay=/thl/ewts THL Extended Wylie Transliteration of Tibetan]
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