Languages of Thailand

Languages of Thailand
Sign at Hua Hin railway station in Central Thai, English, Chinese, Japanese and Korean.
OfficialCentral Thai (96% L1+L2)
VernacularCentral Thai (40% L1),
Isan (33% L1),
Northern Thai (11% L1),
Southern Thai (9% L1)
Minority
Immigrant
Foreign
SignedBan Khor Sign Language, Chiangmai Sign Language, Old Bangkok Sign Language, Thai Sign Language
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Thailand is home to 51 living indigenous languages and 24 living non-indigenous languages,[1] with the majority of people speaking languages of the Southwestern Tai family, and the national language being Central Thai. Lao is spoken along the borders with the Lao PDR, Karen languages are spoken along the border with Myanmar, Khmer is spoken near Cambodia and Malay is spoken in the south near Malaysia. Sixty-two 'domestic' languages are officially recognized, and international languages spoken in Thailand, primarily by international workers, expatriates and business people, include Burmese, Karen, English, Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese, among others.[2]

  1. ^ "Thailand". Ethnologue. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Population by language, sex and urban/rural residence". data.un.org. Retrieved 26 March 2024.