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What is Tagalog language similar to?
Tagalog is a Central Philippine language within the Austronesian language family. Being Malayo-Polynesian, it is related to other Austronesian languages, such as Malagasy, Javanese, Malay (Malaysian and Indonesian), Tetum (of Timor), and Yami (of Taiwan).
Is Thai language similar to Chinese?
They are both tonal languages, but they are not in the same language family. And they use different writing systems. Thai belongs to the Tai-Kadai language family. Chinese belongs to the Sino-Tibetan language family.
How do you think Filipino is different from Tagalog?
The Tagalog alphabet has 20 letters while the Filipino alphabet consists of 28 letters – 20 letters from Tagalog and extra letters from Western languages such as c, f, j, x, and z.
What language is the most similar to Tagalog?
Tagalog language, member of the Central Philippine branch of the Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) language family and the base for Pilipino, an official language of the Philippines, together with English. It is most closely related to Bicol and the Bisayan (Visayan) languages—Cebuano, Hiligaynon (Ilongo), and Samar.
What everyone else said: Thai and Tagalog are not related. Thai belongs to the Tai-Kadai language family, while Tagalog is of the Austronesian family. However, you will perhaps find a few common words, coming from other languages, that are loanwords in both languages.
What is the origin of the Thai language?
Thai vocabulary includes many words from Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer. The Thai alphabet was probably derived from, or at least influenced by, the Old Khmer alphabet. According to tradition it was created in 1283 by King Ramkhamhaeng ( พ่อขุนรามคำแหงมหาราช ).
What is the official language of Myanmar in Thailand?
Myanmar (Tanintharyi) Thai, Central Thai (historically Siamese; Thai: ภาษาไทย), is the sole official and national language of Thailand and the first language of the Central Thai people and vast majority of Thai Chinese. It is a member of the Tai group of the Kra–Dai language family.
What language do they speak in Bangkok Thailand?
A native Thai speaker, recorded in Bangkok. Thai, Central Thai (historically Siamese; Thai: ภาษาไทย), is a Tai language of the Kra–Dai language family spoken by Central Thai people and vast majority of Thai Chinese. It is the national language of Thailand and de facto official language.