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Kannada and Thai


Thai and Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India   
Thailand   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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

Alphabets in
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Thai-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
49   
29
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14   
11
32   
21

How Many Consonants
35   
25
44   
33

Scripts
Kannada Script   
Thai   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

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)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga   
Isan   

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris   
Isan   

How Many People Speak
540,000.00   
33
20,000,000.00   
10

Dialect 2
Urali   
Northern Thai   

Where They Speak
kerala   
Northern Thailand   

How Many People Speak
6,440.00   
99+
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
220,000.00   
23
4,500,000.00   
8

Total No. Of Dialects
20   
18
9   
9

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
49.00 million   
29
60.00 million   
27

Speaking Population
0.58 %   
26
0.85 %   
23

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   

History

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   

Language Position
31   
25
47   
34

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Thai Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

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   

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All Kannada and Thai Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Kannada and Thai dialects. Various dialects of Kannada and Thai language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kannada are spoken in different Kannada Speaking Countries whereas Thai Dialects are spoken in different Thai speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kannada vs Thai Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kannada dialects include: Badaga, Urali. Thai dialects include: Isan , Northern Thai. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Kannada and Thai Speaking population

Kannada and Thai speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Thai languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Thai Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Thai language is 0.85 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Kannada and Thai on Kannada vs Thai where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kannada and Thai Language Codes

Kannada and Thai language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kannada and Thai Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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