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Countries

Countries

Thailand
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

Total No. Of Countries

16
0 46
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National Language

Thailand
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry

Speaking Continents

Asia
Asia

Minority Language

Burma, Cambodia, Laos
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles

Regulated By

Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University

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.
  • Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
  • The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.

Similar To

Lao Language
Malayalam

Derived From

Khmer Language
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Alphabets

Alphabets in

Alphabets

44247
18 247
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Phonology

How Many Vowels

3212
0 32
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How Many Consonants

4418
9 60
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Scripts

Thai
Tamil

Writing Direction

Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal

Hard to Learn

Language Levels

33
2 12
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Time Taken to Learn

44 weeks44 weeks
3 88
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Greetings

Hello

สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)

Thank You

ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)

How Are You?

คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)

Good Night

นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)

Good Evening

สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)

Good Afternoon

สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)

Good Morning

อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)

Please

โปรด (Pord)
தயவு (Tayavu)

Sorry

ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)

Bye

ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)

I Love You

ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)

Excuse Me

ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)

Dialects

Dialect 1

Isan
Kongu

Where They Speak

Isan
Kongu

How Many People Speak

20,000,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5 960000000
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Dialect 2

Northern Thai
Madurai Tamil

Where They Speak

Northern Thailand
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu

How Many People Speak

6,000,000.0077,000,000.00
700 274000000
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Dialect 3

Southern Thai
Tirunelveli Tamil

Where They Speak

Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli

How Many People Speak

4,500,000.0077,000,000.00
2 230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects

910
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

60.00 million78.00 million
0 1200
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Speaking Population

0.85 %1.06 %
0 89
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Native Speakers

20.00 million70.00 million
0 873
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Second Language Speakers

40.00 million8.00 million
0.01 400
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Native Name

ภาษาไทย
தமிழ்

Alternative Names

Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili

French Name

thaï
tamoul

German Name

Thailändisch
Tamil

Pronunciation

[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]

Ethnicity

Central Thai and Thai Chinese
Tamil people or Tamilans

History

Origin

1283 CE
300 BC

Language Family

Tai-Kadai Family
Dravidian Family

Subgroup

Tai
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Branch

-
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Language Forms

Early Forms

Old Thai
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil

Standard Forms

Thai
Modern Tamil

Language Position

4718
1 120
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Signed Forms

Thai Sign Language
Signed Tamil

Scope

Individual
Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

th
ta

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

tha
tam

ISO 639 2/B

tha
tam

ISO 639 3

tha
tam

ISO 639 6

tha
tam

Glottocode

thai1261
tami1289, oldt1248

Linguasphere

47-AAA-b
tami1289

Types of Language

Language Type

Living
Living

Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb

Language Morphological Typology

Analytic, Isolating
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Thai and Tamil Alphabets

Thai and Tamil Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Thai and Tamil. In Thai Alphabets there are 44 letters while in Tamil Alphabets there are 247 letters. To learn Thai and Tamil languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Thai and Tamil languages. The Thai phonology consist Thai vowels and Thai consonants. After alphabets, words are to be learned and after words, phrases in that language. Take a look at Thai greetings vs Tamil greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Thai and Tamil are Most Spoken Languages.

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

Thai and Tamil Speaking population

Thai and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Thai and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Thai and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Thai language is 0.85 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 %. 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 Tamil on Thai vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Thai and Tamil Language Codes

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