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Indonesian and Thai Speaking countries


Thai and Indonesian Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Indonesia   
Thailand   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Indonesia   
Thailand   

Second Language
East Timor, Indonesia   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands   
Burma, Cambodia, Laos   

Regulated By
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa   
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)   

Interesting Facts
  • The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
  • In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
  
  • Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
  • You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
  

Similar To
Malay language   
Lao Language   

Derived From
Malay and Dutch Languages   
Khmer Language   

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Indonesian and Thai as Minority Language

In Indonesian and Thai speaking countries you will get the countries which have Indonesian and Thai as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Indonesian as minority language: Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands.
  • Thai as minority language: Burma, Cambodia, Laos.

If you want to compare Indonesian and Thai dialects, then you can go to Indonesian vs Thai Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Indonesian and Thai Regulators

Indonesian and Thai speaking countries provide you Indonesian and Thai regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa regulates Indonesian language.Thai is regulated by Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา). Also get to learn, Indonesian and Thai Language History.

Indonesian and Thai Continents

Thinking about Indonesian and Thai continents in which Indonesian and Thai speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Indonesian and Thai. Most of the Indonesian speaking countries lie in Asia. While Thai speaking countries lie in Asia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Indonesian and Thai languages:

Indonesian Interesting Facts:

Thai Interesting Facts:

The Indonesian language was derived from Malay and Dutch Languages and is similar to Malay language whereas Indonesian language is similar to Lao Language and derived from Khmer Language.

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