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Kannada and Thai


Thai and Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India  
Thailand  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Karnataka, India  
Thailand  

Second Language
Goa  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

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

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

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • 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
Telugu  
Lao Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Khmer Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
49  
29
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14  
11
32  
21

How Many Consonants
35  
25
44  
33

Scripts
Kannada Script  
Thai  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  

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

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

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

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

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

Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)  

Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  
โปรด (Pord)  

Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  

Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)  
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)  

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

Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga  
Isan  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  
Isan  

How Many People Speak
540,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
29

Dialect 2
Urali  
Northern Thai  

Where They Speak
kerala  
Northern Thailand  

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

Dialect 3
Kurumba  
Southern Thai  

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

How Many People Speak
220,000.00  
99+
4,500,000.00  
39

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
9  
9

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
49.00 million  
29
60.00 million  
27

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
28
0.85 %  
24

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
20.00 million  
37

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
40.00 million  
21

Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  
ภาษาไทย  

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

French Name
kannada  
thaï  

German Name
Kannada  
Thailändisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]  

Ethnicity
Kannadiga  
Central Thai and Thai Chinese  

History

Origin
c. 450  
1283 CE  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Tai-Kadai Family  

Subgroup
-  
Tai  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada  
Old Thai  

Standard Forms
Modern Kannada  
Thai  

Language Position
31  
29
47  
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Thai Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
kn  
th  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kan  
tha  

ISO 639 2/B
kan  
tha  

ISO 639 3
kan  
tha  

ISO 639 6
kan  
tha  

Glottocode
nucl1305  
thai1261  

Linguasphere
No data available  
47-AAA-b  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Analytic, Isolating  

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

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Kannada and Thai Speaking population

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

Kannada and Thai Language Codes

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

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