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 Hindi Japanese Khmer Lao Malay (Indonesian * Malaysian) 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,^[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]