Thai is divided into three dialects: Thai (western and southwestern Yunnan, China, northern and northwestern Myanmar and northeastern India), Lanna (southern Yunnan, China, northeastern Shan State, northern Thailand, northern Laos and northwestern Vietnam) and Siam (central and southern Thailand, southern Laos and northwestern Cambodia).

Lanna dialect is spoken in northern and northeastern Thailand, Siam dialect is spoken in central and southern Thailand, and central Thai is the standard Thai language in Thailand. Thai is an analytical isolated language, and its basic vocabulary is mostly monosyllabic words. Different tones can distinguish vocabulary and grammar. Synthesis and overlapping are widely used in word formation.

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Thai:

Thai belongs to the phonological type. /kloc-The inscription of Langanheng in the 0/3rd century is the earliest and most complete Thai document found so far. According to the inscription, in 1283, Langanheng the Great of Sukhothai Dynasty created Thai characters.

In fact, Thai is a variant of Mongolian and Khmer (Jimi). After more than 700 years of reform, modern Thai has been formed.

Modern Thai has 42 consonants and 32 vowels and symbols. Vowel letters can appear before and after consonants, and can also appear above and below consonants.

There are four tone symbols, which are marked on the upper right of consonants, and the first tone is unmarked. Thai is written from left to right, generally without punctuation marks. At the same time, Thai has its own digital symbols.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-Thai