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Swahili vs Thai


Thai vs Swahili


Countries

Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya  
Thailand  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania  
Thailand  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Burma, Cambodia, Laos  

Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)  
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)  

Interesting Facts
  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
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  • 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
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages  
Lao Language  

Derived From
Arabic Language  
Khmer Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24  
6
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
32  
21

How Many Consonants
21  
11
44  
33

Scripts
Latin  
Thai  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Habari  
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  

Thank You
Asante  
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)  

How Are You?
Habari gani?  
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)  

Good Night
Usiku mwema  
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)  

Good Evening
Habari za jioni  
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  

Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri  
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)  

Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi  
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)  

Please
tafadhali  
โปรด (Pord)  

Sorry
pole  
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  

Bye
bye  
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)  

I Love You
nakupenda  
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)  

Excuse Me
Samahani  
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kiunguja  
Isan  

Where They Speak
Zanzibar island  
Isan  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
20,000,000.00  
10

Dialect 2
Kimrima  
Northern Thai  

Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam  
Northern Thailand  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
6,000,000.00  
13

Dialect 3
Kimgao  
Southern Thai  

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

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
4,500,000.00  
8

Total No. Of Dialects
12  
12
9  
9

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
150.00 million  
13
60.00 million  
27

Speaking Population
Not Available  
0.85 %  
23

Native Speakers
15.00 million  
40
20.00 million  
37

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
40.00 million  
15

Native Name
Not Available  
ภาษาไทย  

Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili  
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang  

French Name
swahili  
thaï  

German Name
Swahili  
Thailändisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]  

Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili  
Central Thai and Thai Chinese  

History

Origin
6th century  
1283 CE  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Tai-Kadai Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Tai  

Branch
Bantu  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Thai  

Standard Forms
Swahili  
Thai  

Language Position
Not Available  
47  
34

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Thai Sign Language  

Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
sw  
th  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
swa  
tha  

ISO 639 2/B
swa  
tha  

ISO 639 3
swa  
tha  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
swah1254  
thai1261  

Linguasphere
99-AUS-m  
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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Swahili and Thai Language History

Comparison of Swahili vs Thai language history gives us differences between origin of Swahili and Thai language. History of Swahili language states that this language originated in 6th century whereas history of Thai language states that this language originated in 1283 CE. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Swahili and Thai Language History.

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Swahili and Thai Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Swahili and Thai greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Swahili and Thai language. Swahili word for "Hello" is Habari or Thai word for "Thank You" is ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ). Find more of such common Swahili Greetings and Thai Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Swahili vs Thai Difficulty

The Swahili vs Thai difficulty level basically depends on the number of Swahili Alphabets and Thai Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Swahili and Thai are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Swahili and Thai, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Swahili is 36 weeks while to learn Thai time required is 44 weeks.

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