Thai and Xhosa
Countries
Thailand
South Africa
National Language
Thailand
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Burma, Cambodia, Laos
Botswana, Lesotho
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.
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
Similar To
Lao Language
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Khmer Language
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
Molo
Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)
Unjani
Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)
Molo
Please
โปรด (Pord)
Ndicela
Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
Uxolo
Where They Speak
Isan
South Africa
Dialect 2
Northern Thai
Thembu
Where They Speak
Northern Thailand
South Africa
Dialect 3
Southern Thai
Hlubi
Where They Speak
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi
South Africa
Native Name
ภาษาไทย
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
German Name
Thailändisch
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]
[ˈkǁʰɔ̀ːsa]
Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
1283 CE
16th Century
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
Old Thai
No early forms
Standard Forms
Thai
isiXhosa
Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
thai1261
xhos1239
Linguasphere
47-AAA-b
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
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All Thai and Xhosa 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 Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Thai and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Thai are spoken in different Thai Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Thai vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Thai dialects include: Isan, Northern Thai. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Thai and Xhosa Speaking population
Thai and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Thai and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Thai and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Thai language is 0.85 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 %. 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 Xhosa on Thai vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Thai and Xhosa Language Codes
Thai and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Thai and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.