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Marathi and Thai


Thai and Marathi


Countries

Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra  
Thailand  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

National Language
India  
Thailand  

Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius  
Burma, Cambodia, Laos  

Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad  
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)  

Interesting Facts
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  
  • 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
Konkani Language  
Lao Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Khmer Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200  
Thai-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
52  
31
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16  
13
32  
21

How Many Consonants
36  
26
44  
33

Scripts
Devanagari  
Thai  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks  
2
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)  
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  

Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)  
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)  

How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)  
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)  

Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)  
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)  

Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)  
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  

Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)  
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)  

Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)  
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)  

Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)  
โปรด (Pord)  

Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)  
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  

Bye
बाय (Bāya)  
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)  

I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)  
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)  

Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)  
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani  
Isan  

Where They Speak
Kokan  
Isan  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
23
20,000,000.00  
10

Dialect 2
Varhadi  
Northern Thai  

Where They Speak
Vidarbha  
Northern Thailand  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
12
6,000,000.00  
13

Dialect 3
Khandeshi  
Southern Thai  

Where They Speak
Khandesh  
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi  

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00  
15
4,500,000.00  
8

Total No. Of Dialects
42  
29
9  
9

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
71.00 million  
25
60.00 million  
27

Speaking Population
1.10 %  
18
0.85 %  
23

Native Speakers
68.00 million  
16
20.00 million  
37

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
32
40.00 million  
15

Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)  
ภาษาไทย  

Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu  
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang  

French Name
marathe  
thaï  

German Name
Marathi  
Thailändisch  

Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]  
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]  

Ethnicity
Marathi people  
Central Thai and Thai Chinese  

History

Origin
10th century  
1283 CE  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Tai-Kadai Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Tai  

Branch
Indic  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit  
Old Thai  

Standard Forms
Marathi  
Thai  

Language Position
17  
15
47  
34

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Thai Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mr  
th  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mar  
tha  

ISO 639 2/B
mar  
tha  

ISO 639 3
mar  
tha  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
mara1378  
thai1261  

Linguasphere
omr  
47-AAA-b  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Analytic, Isolating  

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All Marathi 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 Marathi and Thai dialects. Various dialects of Marathi and Thai language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Marathi are spoken in different Marathi Speaking Countries whereas Thai Dialects are spoken in different Thai speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Marathi vs Thai Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani, Varhadi. Thai dialects include: Isan , Northern Thai. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Marathi and Thai Speaking population

Marathi and Thai speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Thai languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Thai Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % 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 Marathi and Thai on Marathi vs Thai where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Marathi and Thai Language Codes

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

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