Countries
India, Karnataka, India
  
Thailand
  
National Language
Karnataka, India
  
Thailand
  
Second Language
Goa
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Burma, Cambodia, Laos
  
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
  
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)
  
Interesting Facts
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  
- 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
Telugu
  
Lao Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Khmer Language
  
Alphabets in
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Thai-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kannada Script
  
Thai
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
  
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)
  
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)
  
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)
  
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
  
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)
  
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)
  
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
โปรด (Pord)
  
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
  
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)
  
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)
  
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
  
Dialect 1
Badaga
  
Isan
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
Isan
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
10
Dialect 2
Urali
  
Northern Thai
  
Where They Speak
kerala
  
Northern Thailand
  
How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00
  
13
Dialect 3
Kurumba
  
Southern Thai
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi
  
How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00
  
8
How Many People Speak?
49.00 million
  
29
60.00 million
  
27
Native Speakers
38.00 million
  
26
20.00 million
  
37
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million
  
21
40.00 million
  
15
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
ภาษาไทย
  
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang
  
French Name
kannada
  
thaï
  
German Name
Kannada
  
Thailändisch
  
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]
  
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
  
Central Thai and Thai Chinese
  
Origin
c. 450
  
1283 CE
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Tai-Kadai Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Tai
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
  
Old Thai
  
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
  
Thai
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Thai Sign Language
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
kn
  
th
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
kan
  
tha
  
ISO 639 2/B
kan
  
tha
  
ISO 639 3
kan
  
tha
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1305
  
thai1261
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
47-AAA-b
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Analytic, Isolating