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Thai and Kannada


Kannada and Thai


Countries

Countries
Thailand  
India, Karnataka, India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Thailand  
Karnataka, India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Goa  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

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

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

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.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Lao Language  
Telugu  

Derived From
Khmer Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
49  
29

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
32  
21
14  
11

How Many Consonants
44  
33
35  
25

Scripts
Thai  
Kannada Script  

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
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  

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

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

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

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

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

Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)  
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  

Please
โปรด (Pord)  
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  

Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  

Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)  
ಬೈ (Bai)  

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

Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Isan  
Badaga  

Where They Speak
Isan  
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  

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

Dialect 2
Northern Thai  
Urali  

Where They Speak
Northern Thailand  
kerala  

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

Dialect 3
Southern Thai  
Kurumba  

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

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

Total No. Of Dialects
9  
9
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million  
27
49.00 million  
29

Speaking Population
0.85 %  
24
0.58 %  
28

Native Speakers
20.00 million  
37
38.00 million  
26

Second Language Speakers
40.00 million  
21
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
ภาษาไทย  
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  

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

French Name
thaï  
kannada  

German Name
Thailändisch  
Kannada  

Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]  
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  

Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese  
Kannadiga  

History

Origin
1283 CE  
c. 450  

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
Tai  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Thai  
Old Kannada, Kannada  

Standard Forms
Thai  
Modern Kannada  

Language Position
47  
99+
31  
29

Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
th  
kn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tha  
kan  

ISO 639 2/B
tha  
kan  

ISO 639 3
tha  
kan  

ISO 639 6
tha  
kan  

Glottocode
thai1261  
nucl1305  

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

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Thai and Kannada Speaking population

Thai and Kannada speaking population is one of the factors based on which Thai and Kannada languages can be compared. The total count of Thai and Kannada Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Thai language is 0.85 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 %. 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 Kannada on Thai vs Kannada where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Thai and Kannada Language Codes

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

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