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Thai and Catalan


Catalan and Thai


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
6  
9

National Language
Thailand  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Spain  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

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

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

Similar To
Lao Language  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  

Derived From
Khmer Language  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
32  
21
5  
2

How Many Consonants
44  
33
23  
13

Scripts
Thai  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  
Hola  

Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)  
Gràcies  

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

Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)  
Bona nit  

Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  
Bona nit  

Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)  
Bona tarda  

Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)  
Bon dia  

Please
โปรด (Pord)  
Sisplau  

Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  
Perdó!  

Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)  
Adéu  

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

Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  
Dispensi!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Isan  
Caló  

Where They Speak
Isan  
France, Portugal, Spain  

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

Dialect 2
Northern Thai  
Valencian  

Where They Speak
Northern Thailand  
Spain  

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

Dialect 3
Southern Thai  
Ribagorçan  

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

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

Total No. Of Dialects
9  
9
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.85 %  
24
0.12 %  
99+

Native Speakers
20.00 million  
37
4.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
40.00 million  
21
5.10 million  
99+

Native Name
ภาษาไทย  
català  

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

French Name
thaï  
catalan; valencien  

German Name
Thailändisch  
Katalanisch  

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

Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese  
Catalan people  

History

Origin
1283 CE  
c. 1028  

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tai  
Romance  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Thai  
Old Catalan  

Standard Forms
Thai  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  

Language Position
47  
99+
32  
30

Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language  
Signed Catalan  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
th  
ca  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tha  
cat  

ISO 639 2/B
tha  
cat  

ISO 639 3
tha  
cat  

ISO 639 6
tha  
cat  

Glottocode
thai1261  
stan1289  

Linguasphere
47-AAA-b  
51-AAA-e  

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

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Thai and Catalan Speaking population

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

Thai and Catalan Language Codes

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

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