1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Thailand
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Thailand
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Burma, Cambodia, Laos
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
1.7 Regulated By
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
1.8 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.
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
1.9 Similar To
1.10 Derived From
Khmer Language
Not Available
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
2.3.2 How Many Consonants
2.4 Scripts
2.5 Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
3.2 Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
3.3 How Are You?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
3.4 Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
3.5 Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
3.6 Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
3.7 Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
3.8 Please
โปรด (Pord)
தயவு (Tayavu)
3.9 Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
3.10 Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
3.11 I Love You
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
3.12 Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00NA
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
Northern Thai
Madurai Tamil
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Northern Thailand
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00NA
700
80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
Southern Thai
Tirunelveli Tamil
4.3.1 Where They Speak
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00NA
1400
96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
60.00 million78.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
20.00 million70.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
40.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
5.5 Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese
Tamil people or Tamilans
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Dravidian Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
6.2.2 Branch
Not Available
Not Available
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Old Thai
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
6.3.2 Standard Forms
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language
Signed Tamil
6.4 Scope
7 Code
7.1 ISO 639 1
7.2 ISO 639 2
7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
7.3 ISO 639 3
7.4 ISO 639 6
7.5 Glottocode
thai1261
tami1289, oldt1248
7.6 Linguasphere
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Not Available