TTS ISO 639-3
Thai, Northeastern
อีสาน (Isan) Autonym
A language of Thailand
- ISO 639
- tts
- Alternate Names
- Esarn, Isaan, Issan, Thai Isaan
- Autonym
- อีสาน (Isan)
- Population
- 15,000,000 (1983 SIL). At least 1,000,000 in Bangkok. Kalerng has a few thousand speakers (1990 A. Diller).
- Location:
- Widespread, in northeast Thailand.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous). De facto language of provincial identity in east, northeast provinces.
- Classification
- Kra-Dai, Kam-Tai, Tai, Southwestern
- Dialects
- Northern Isan, Central Isan (Kalerng, Kaleung, Kaloeng), Southern Isan, Korat.
- Typology
- SVO.
- Language Use
- 88% use Isan dialect in the home, 1% use Central Thai, 11% use both. Used by all. Used as L2 by Kuay [kdt], Northern Khmer [kxm], Nyahkur [cbn], Nyaw [nyw], Nyeu [nyl], Phu Thai [pht], Yoy [yoy].
- Language Development
- Dictionary. NT: 2016.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Thai, Northeastern
- Writing
- Thai script [Thai].
- Other Comments
- Buddhist.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Widespread, in northeast Thailand.
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