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Thai and Filipino


Filipino and Thai


Countries

Countries
Thailand  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Thailand  
Philippines  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Philippines  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Burma, Cambodia, Laos  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino  

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.
  
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  

Similar To
Lao Language  
Tagalog Language  

Derived From
Khmer Language  
Spanish Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
28  
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
32  
21
5  
2

How Many Consonants
44  
33
23  
13

Scripts
Thai  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  
Kumusta  

Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)  
Salamat  

How Are You?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)  
Kumusta  

Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)  
magandang gabi  

Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  
Magandang gabi  

Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)  
Magandang hapon  

Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)  
Magandang umaga  

Please
โปรด (Pord)  
Mangyaring  

Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  
pinagsisisihan  

Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)  
Paalam  

I Love You
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)  
Mahal kita  

Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  
patawarin ninyo ako  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Isan  
Bikol  

Where They Speak
Isan  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
29
100,000,000.00  
7

Dialect 2
Northern Thai  
Hiligaynon  

Where They Speak
Northern Thailand  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
8,200,000.00  
39

Dialect 3
Southern Thai  
Waray  

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

How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00  
39
2,600,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
9  
9
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million  
27
90.00 million  
17

Speaking Population
0.85 %  
24
1.74 %  
11

Native Speakers
20.00 million  
37
45.00 million  
23

Second Language Speakers
40.00 million  
21
45.00 million  
19

Native Name
ภาษาไทย  
filipino  

Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang  
Pilipino  

French Name
thaï  
filipino; pilipino  

German Name
Thailändisch  
Pilipino  

Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]  
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]  

Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese  
Filipino people  

History

Origin
1283 CE  
16th Century  

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Tai  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Thai  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Thai  
Filipino  

Language Position
47  
99+
34  
32

Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language  
Filipino Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
th  
No Data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tha  
fil  

ISO 639 2/B
tha  
fil  

ISO 639 3
tha  
fil  

ISO 639 6
tha  
fil  

Glottocode
thai1261  
fili1244  

Linguasphere
47-AAA-b  
No Data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating  
-  

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

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Thai and Filipino Speaking population

Thai and Filipino speaking population is one of the factors based on which Thai and Filipino languages can be compared. The total count of Thai and Filipino Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Thai language is 0.85 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Filipino language is 1.74 %. 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 Filipino on Thai vs Filipino where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Thai and Filipino Language Codes

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

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