SOU ISO 639-3
Thai, Southern
ภาษาไทยถิ่นใต้ (P̣hās̄ʹā thịy t̄hìn tı̂) Autonym
A language of Thailand
- ISO 639
- sou
- Alternate Names
- Dambro, Pak Tai, Pak Thai, Paktay
- Autonym
- ภาษาไทยถิ่นใต้ (P̣hās̄ʹā thịy t̄hìn tı̂)
- Population
- 4,500,000 in Thailand (2006 Mahidol University). Total users in all countries: 4,508,200.
- Location:
- Surat Thani, Chumphon, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Songkhla, Phatthalung, Ranong, Phangnga, Phuket, Krabi, Trang, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Pattani, Yala, and Satun provinces; Muslim Thai dialect.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing). De facto language of provincial identity in southeasternmost 15 provinces.
- Classification
- Kra-Dai, Kam-Tai, Tai, Southwestern
- Dialects
- Tak Bai (Tai Tak Bai), Thai Malay (Tai Islam). A group of dialects more distantly related to other Tai languages. Border dialects are quite distinct from others.
- Language Use
- 81% use Southern Thai in the home, Muslim Tai (Thai Malay) speak only Southern Thai. Used by all. Also use Thai [tha]. Used as L2 by Kensiu [kns], Kintaq [knq], Moklen [mkm], Ten’edn [tnz], Urak Lawoi’ [urk].
- Language Development
- Read Thai [tha]. Dictionary. Bible portions: 2000.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Thai, Southern
- Writing
- Thai script [Thai].
- Other Comments
- Buddhist, Muslim.
Also Spoken in
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Malaysia
Language Name
Thai, Southern
User Population
8,200 in Malaysia (2021 Joshua Project). , based on ethnicity.
Map
Location: Surat Thani, Chumphon, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Songkhla, Phatthalung, Ranong, Phangnga, Phuket, Krabi, Trang, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Pattani, Yala, and Satun provinces; Muslim Thai dialect.
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