Thai and Burmese Speaking countries
Countries
Thailand
  
Myanmar
  
National Language
Thailand
  
Myanmar
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Bangladesh, Burma
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Burma, Cambodia, Laos
  
Mon
  
Regulated By
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)
  
Myanmar Language Commission
  
Interesting Facts
- 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.
  
- The naming of people in Burmese is strange. There is no last name, often name is rhymed such as Ming Ming, Mo Mo or Jo Jo.
- It appears as odd language to many people because it has peculiar pitch register, tonal form as language.
  
Similar To
Lao Language
  
Thai Language
  
Derived From
Khmer Language
  
Pali Language
  
Thai and Burmese as Minority Language
In Thai and Burmese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Thai and Burmese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Thai as minority language: Burma, Cambodia, Laos.
- Burmese as minority language: Mon.
If you want to compare Thai and Burmese dialects, then you can go to Thai vs Burmese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Thai and Burmese Regulators
Thai and Burmese speaking countries provide you Thai and Burmese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา) regulates Thai language.Burmese is regulated by Myanmar Language Commission. Also get to learn, Thai and Burmese Language History.
Thai and Burmese Continents
Thinking about Thai and Burmese continents in which Thai and Burmese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Thai and Burmese. Most of the Thai speaking countries lie in Asia. While Burmese 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 Thai and Burmese languages:
Thai Interesting Facts:
- 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.
Burmese Interesting Facts:
- The naming of people in Burmese is strange. There is no last name, often name is rhymed such as Ming Ming, Mo Mo or Jo Jo.
- It appears as odd language to many people because it has peculiar pitch register, tonal form as language.
The Thai language was derived from Khmer Language and is similar to Lao Language whereas Thai language is similar to Thai Language and derived from Pali Language.