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Thai and Kannada


Kannada and Thai


Countries

Countries
Thailand   
India, Karnataka, India   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Thailand   
Karnataka, India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Goa   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Burma, Cambodia, Laos   
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   

Regulated By
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)   
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka   

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.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Lao Language   
Telugu   

Derived From
Khmer Language   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
49   
29

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
32   
21
14   
11

How Many Consonants
44   
33
35   
25

Scripts
Thai   
Kannada Script   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   
ಹಲೋ (Halō)   

Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)   
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)   

How Are You?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)   
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)   

Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)   
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)   

Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)   

Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)   
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)   

Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)   
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)   

Please
โปรด (Pord)   
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)   

Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)   

Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)   
ಬೈ (Bai)   

I Love You
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)   
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)   

Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Isan   
Badaga   

Where They Speak
Isan   
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris   

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

Dialect 2
Northern Thai   
Urali   

Where They Speak
Northern Thailand   
kerala   

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00   
13
6,440.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Southern Thai   
Kurumba   

Where They Speak
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00   
8
220,000.00   
23

Total No. Of Dialects
9   
9
20   
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million   
27
49.00 million   
29

Speaking Population
0.85 %   
23
0.58 %   
26

Native Speakers
20.00 million   
37
38.00 million   
26

Second Language Speakers
40.00 million   
15
11.00 million   
21

Native Name
ภาษาไทย   
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)   

Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang   
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi   

French Name
thaï   
kannada   

German Name
Thailändisch   
Kannada   

Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]   
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]   

Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese   
Kannadiga   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
c. 450   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Thai   
Old Kannada, Kannada   

Standard Forms
Thai   
Modern Kannada   

Language Position
47   
34
31   
25

Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
th   
kn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tha   
kan   

ISO 639 2/B
tha   
kan   

ISO 639 3
tha   
kan   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
thai1261   
nucl1305   

Linguasphere
47-AAA-b   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating   
Not Available   

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

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Thai and Kannada Speaking population

Thai and Kannada speaking population is one of the factors based on which Thai and Kannada languages can be compared. The total count of Thai and Kannada Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Thai language is 0.85 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 %. 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 Thai and Kannada on Thai vs Kannada where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Thai and Kannada Language Codes

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

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