Tha

Also Known As: Siamese,Thaiklang,Standard Thai,Central Tai,Thai Description: Thai (ภาษาไทย Phasa Thai, pronounced [pʰāːsǎːtʰāj] ( listen)) is the national and official language of Thailand and the mother tongue of the Thai people, Thailand's dominant ethnic group. Thai is a member of the Tai group of the Kradai language family. The Kradai languages are thought to have originated in what is now southern China, and some linguists have proposed links to the Austroasiatic, Austronesian, or Sino-Tibetan language families. It is a tonal and analytic language. Thai also has a complex orthography and relational markers. Thai is mutually intelligible with Lao. Standard Thai, also known as Central Thai or Siamese, is the official language of Thailand, spoken by about 65 million people (1990) including speakers of Bangkok Thai (although the latter is sometimes considered as a separate dialect). Khorat Thai is spoken by about 400,000 (1984) in Nakhon Ratchasima; it occupies a linguistic position somewhere between Central Thai and the Isan on a dialect continuum, and may be considered a variant or dialect of either. A majority of the people in the Isan region of Thailand speak a dialect of the Lao language, which has influenced the Central Thai dialect. In addition to..... full article at Wikipedia Location of Thai Language Speakers http://llmap.org/languages/tha/static_map.png?width=400&height=300&kilroywashere=.png Rosetta Document Collection Genesis Translation: 1 (download) (browse) Orthography: 1 (download) (browse) 2 (download) (browse) Phonology: 1 (download) (browse)

Overview Main Country: Thailand Spoken In: Regions: Asia ISO 639-1 Code: th ISO 639-3 Code: tha Classification Taxonomy All Languages   Tai-Kadai Group     Kam-Tai Group       Be-Tai Group         Tai-Sek Group           Tai Tai-Sek Group             Southwestern Tai Group               East central Southwestern Group                 Chiang Saeng Group                   Thai Language