The Thai language has its own alphabet composing of 44 consonants and 26 vowels. Written Thai was introduced by King Ramkamhaeng the Great, the third Sukhothai king. In 1283: the alphabet was carved onto a stone tablet, the third was based on pali. Sanskrit and Indian concepts. With combinations of words in mon and Khmer. The stone was unknown until 1833, when it was discovered by king mongkut. Who at the time was a monk in a Bangkok temple. The stone is now placed in the National Museum in Bangkok.