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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   
11
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   
10
440,000.00   
35

Dialect 2
Northern Thai   
Valencian   

Where They Speak
Northern Thailand   
Spain   

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00   
13
2,400,000.00   
19

Dialect 3
Southern Thai   
Ribagorçan   

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

How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00   
8
Not Available   

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 %   
23
Not Available   

Native Speakers
20.00 million   
37
4.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
40.00 million   
15
5.10 million   
28

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
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Thai   
Old Catalan   

Standard Forms
Thai   
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   

Language Position
47   
34
Not Available   

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
Not Available   
Not Available   

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   
Not Available   

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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 Not Available. 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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