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Thai vs Kannada


Kannada vs Thai


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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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Thai and Kannada Language History

Comparison of Thai vs Kannada language history gives us differences between origin of Thai and Kannada language. History of Thai language states that this language originated in 1283 CE whereas history of Kannada language states that this language originated in c. 450. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Thai and Kannada Language History.

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Thai and Kannada Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Thai and Kannada greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Thai and Kannada language. Thai word for "Hello" is สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī) or Kannada word for "Thank You" is ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu). Find more of such common Thai Greetings and Kannada Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Thai vs Kannada Difficulty

The Thai vs Kannada difficulty level basically depends on the number of Thai Alphabets and Kannada Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Thai and Kannada are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Thai and Kannada, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Thai is 44 weeks while to learn Kannada time required is 44 weeks.

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