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[Rankin, Robert L]

Naw, they're really different sounds, I think.  At least 2 of them contrast in other contexts; Thai has both /kr/ and /kl/ as phoneme clusters.  

> I wonder if the Thai phoneme is actually polymorphic, or if we just have trouble classifying it with our alphabet?  How would we classify an alveolarly restrictive consonant that is lateral like [l], tapped like [r], and nasal like [n]?

I'd have to hear one to decide.  :-)

Bob