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Catalan and Thai


Thai and Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  
Thailand  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
1  
14

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  
Thailand  

Second Language
Spain  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  
Burma, Cambodia, Laos  

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee  
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)  

Interesting Facts
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
  • 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
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  
Lao Language  

Derived From
Latin  
Khmer Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200  
Thai-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
27  
9
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
32  
21

How Many Consonants
23  
13
44  
33

Scripts
Latin  
Thai  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Hola  
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  

Thank You
Gràcies  
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)  

How Are You?
Com estàs?  
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)  

Good Night
Bona nit  
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)  

Good Evening
Bona nit  
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda  
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)  

Good Morning
Bon dia  
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)  

Please
Sisplau  
โปรด (Pord)  

Sorry
Perdó!  
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  

Bye
Adéu  
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)  

I Love You
T'estimo  
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)  

Excuse Me
Dispensi!  
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló  
Isan  

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain  
Isan  

How Many People Speak
440,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
29

Dialect 2
Valencian  
Northern Thai  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Northern Thailand  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
99+
6,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan  
Southern Thai  

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

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
40
4,500,000.00  
39

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
9  
9

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million  
99+
60.00 million  
27

Speaking Population
0.12 %  
99+
0.85 %  
24

Native Speakers
4.10 million  
99+
20.00 million  
37

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million  
99+
40.00 million  
21

Native Name
català  
ภาษาไทย  

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang  

French Name
catalan; valencien  
thaï  

German Name
Katalanisch  
Thailändisch  

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]  

Ethnicity
Catalan people  
Central Thai and Thai Chinese  

History

Origin
c. 1028  
1283 CE  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Tai-Kadai Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Tai  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan  
Old Thai  

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  
Thai  

Language Position
32  
30
47  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan  
Thai Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ca  
th  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat  
tha  

ISO 639 2/B
cat  
tha  

ISO 639 3
cat  
tha  

ISO 639 6
cat  
tha  

Glottocode
stan1289  
thai1261  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e  
47-AAA-b  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Analytic, Isolating  

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

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Catalan and Thai Speaking population

Catalan and Thai speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Thai languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Thai Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is 0.12 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Thai language is 0.85 %. 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 Catalan and Thai on Catalan vs Thai where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Catalan and Thai Language Codes

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

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