Thai and Afrikaans
Countries
Thailand
South Africa
National Language
Thailand
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Burma, Cambodia, Laos
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
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.
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
Similar To
Lao Language
Dutch Language
Derived From
Khmer Language
Dutch Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
hallo
Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)
Dankie
How Are You?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)
goeie nag
Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)
Goeie middag
Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)
goeie more
Please
โปรด (Pord)
asseblief
Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
jammer
Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)
Totsiens
I Love You
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Isan
Kaapse Afrikaans
Dialect 2
Northern Thai
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
Northern Thailand
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Dialect 3
Southern Thai
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi
Namibia
Native Name
ภาษาไทย
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang
Cape Dutch
French Name
thaï
afrikaans
German Name
Thailändisch
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese
Afrikaners
Origin
1283 CE
17th Century
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Old Thai
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Thai
Standard Afrikaans
Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
thai1261
afri1274
Linguasphere
47-AAA-b
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Analytic
All Thai and Afrikaans 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 Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Thai and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Thai are spoken in different Thai Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Thai vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Thai dialects include: Isan, Northern Thai. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Thai and Afrikaans Speaking population
Thai and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Thai and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Thai and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Thai language is 0.85 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is 0.03 %. 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 Afrikaans on Thai vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Thai and Afrikaans Language Codes
Thai and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Thai and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.