Thai and Maithili
Countries
Thailand
India, Nepal
National Language
Thailand
India, Nepal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Nepal
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Burma, Cambodia, Laos
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)
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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.
- Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
- Maithili has rich literature.
Similar To
Lao Language
Bhojpuri Language
Derived From
Khmer Language
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Alphabets in
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How Many Consonants
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
pranam
Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)
dhanyabad
How Are You?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)
Aahan kehan chhi ?
Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)
Śubharātri
Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
shubh sandhya
Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)
dopahar ke bad namaskar
Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)
Suprabhaat
Please
โปรด (Pord)
kripaya
Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
maf karai
Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)
Alavidā
I Love You
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi
Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
kripaya
Where They Speak
Isan
Nepal
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Northern Thai
Madhubani
Where They Speak
Northern Thailand
North India
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Southern Thai
Khortha
Where They Speak
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi
Deoghar, France
How Many People Speak
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Native Name
ภาษาไทย
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)
Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia
French Name
thaï
maithili
German Name
Thailändisch
Maithili
Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]
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Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese
Maithil
Origin
1283 CE
14th century
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Tai
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Branch
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Early Forms
Old Thai
No early forms
Standard Forms
Thai
Standard Maithili
Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
th
No data available
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
thai1261
mait1250
Linguasphere
47-AAA-b
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
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All Thai and Maithili 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 Maithili dialects. Various dialects of Thai and Maithili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Thai are spoken in different Thai Speaking Countries whereas Maithili Dialects are spoken in different Maithili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Thai vs Maithili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Thai dialects include: Isan, Northern Thai. Maithili dialects include: Tharuwat , Madhubani. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Thai and Maithili Speaking population
Thai and Maithili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Thai and Maithili languages can be compared. The total count of Thai and Maithili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Thai language is 0.85 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 %. 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 Maithili on Thai vs Maithili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Thai and Maithili Language Codes
Thai and Maithili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Thai and Maithili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.