Countries
China
  
Thailand
  
National Language
China
  
Thailand
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
  
Burma, Cambodia, Laos
  
Regulated By
Working Committee of Ethnic Language and Writing of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
  
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)
  
Interesting Facts
- Uyghur language has large quantity of loan words from Persian, Russian and Chinese.
- Uyghur was originally written with the Orkhon Alphabets.
  
- 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
Uzbek Language
  
Lao Language
  
Derived From
Gokturk Language
  
Khmer Language
  
Alphabets in
Uyghur-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Thai-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
  
Thai
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Vertical, Top-To-Bottom
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Ässalamu läykum.
  
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
  
Thank You
rakhmat
  
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)
  
How Are You?
Yakshimasiz? / Qandaq ahwalingiz?
  
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)
  
Good Night
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun
  
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)
  
Good Evening
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun!
  
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)
  
Good Morning
Atiganlikingz khayrilik bolsun!
  
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)
  
Please
birdam
  
โปรด (Pord)
  
Sorry
kachurung
  
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
  
Bye
Khayr khosh
  
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)
  
I Love You
sizni yahshi kOrman
  
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)
  
Excuse Me
Kachurung
  
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
  
Dialect 1
Turpan
  
Isan
  
Where They Speak
China
  
Isan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
20,000,000.00
  
10
Dialect 2
Hotan
  
Northern Thai
  
Where They Speak
China
  
Northern Thailand
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
6,000,000.00
  
13
Dialect 3
Lop Nur
  
Southern Thai
  
Where They Speak
China
  
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
4,500,000.00
  
8
How Many People Speak?
10.40 million
  
99+
60.00 million
  
27
Native Speakers
8.20 million
  
99+
20.00 million
  
37
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
40.00 million
  
15
Native Name
Уйғур /ئۇيغۇر (ujġgur / uyghur)
  
ภาษาไทย
  
Alternative Names
Uighuir, Uighur, Uiguir, Uigur, Uygur, Weiwu’er, Wiga
  
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang
  
French Name
ouïgour
  
thaï
  
German Name
Uigurisch
  
Thailändisch
  
Pronunciation
[ʊjʁʊrˈtʃɛ], [ʊjˈʁʊr tili]
  
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]
  
Ethnicity
Uyghur
  
Central Thai and Thai Chinese
  
Origin
11
  
1283 CE
  
Language Family
Turkic Family
  
Tai-Kadai Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Tai
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Karakhanid, Chagatai, Eastern Turki
  
Old Thai
  
Standard Forms
Uyghur
  
Thai
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Thai Sign Language
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ug
  
th
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
uig
  
tha
  
ISO 639 2/B
uig
  
tha
  
ISO 639 3
uig
  
tha
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
uigh1240
  
thai1261
  
Linguasphere
No data Available
  
47-AAA-b
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Analytic, Isolating
  
Uyghur 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 Uyghur and Thai greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Uyghur and Thai language. Uyghur word for "Hello" is Ässalamu läykum. or Thai word for "Thank You" is ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ). Find more of such common Uyghur Greetings and Thai Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Uyghur vs Thai Difficulty
The Uyghur vs Thai difficulty level basically depends on the number of Uyghur 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 Uyghur and Thai are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Uyghur and Thai, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Uyghur is 44 weeks while to learn Thai time required is 44 weeks.