Languages of Thailand

Languages of Thailand
Languages of Thailand
	Sign at Hua Hin railway station in Central Thai, English, Chinese, Japanese and Korean.
Official	Central Thai (96% L1+L2)
Vernacular	Central Thai (40% L1),; Isan (33% L1),; Northern Thai (11% L1),; Southern Thai (9% L1)
Minority	Akha; Chong; Hakka; Hmong; Iu Mien; Kaloeng; Karenics (Red Karen (Eastern Kayah) * S'gaw Karen); Kensiu; Khmer (Northern * Western); Khmu; Kuy; Lahu; Lisu; Mal; Malay (Pattani Malay * Satun Malay * Bangkok Malay * Songkhla Malay); Mandarin (Southwestern); Min (Teochew * Hokkien * Hainanese * Hokchew); Mon; Nyah Kur; Phu Thai; Phuan; Pwos (Eastern * Northern * Phrae); Shan; Tai Lue; Thai Song; Urak Lawoi’; Vietnamese; Yoy; Bisu; Blang; Bru; Cham; Gong; Hani; Jahai; Jingpho; Kasong; Khün; Kintaq; Lamet; Lao Nyo; Lawa; Mlabri; Mok; Moklenic (Moken * Moklen); Mpi; Nuosu; Palaung; Phunoi; Prai; Saek; Samre; Sa'och; Tai Dam; Tai Nuea; Tai Ya; Tai Yo; Ten'edn; Thavung; Wa; Yong; Yue Chinese (Cantonese * Goulou Yue);
Immigrant	Burmese;
Foreign	Arabic; Burmese; Standard Chinese; English; French; German; Hindi; Italian; Japanese; Khmer; Korean; Lao; Malay (Indonesian * Malaysian); Punjabi; Russian; Spanish; Tamil; Vietnamese;
Signed	Ban Khor Sign Language, Chiangmai Sign Language, Old Bangkok Sign Language, Thai Sign Language
Keyboard layout	Kedmanee layout;

Thailand is home to 51 living indigenous languages and 24 living non-indigenous languages, 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.

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