Is Burmese spoken in Thailand?

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Is Burmese spoken in Thailand?

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.

Does Burmese have tones?

Tones. Burmese is a tonal language, which means phonemic contrasts can be made on the basis of the tone of a vowel. In Burmese, these contrasts involve not only pitch, but also phonation, intensity (loudness), duration, and vowel quality.

How many Burmese are there in Thailand?

Approximately 300,000 of the estimated one million Burmese migrants in Thailand have registered with the Thai government.

Is Thai Khmer?

Thailand and Cambodia are among the oldest kingdoms in Southeast Asia. In fact, the Thai royal language is derived from Khmer words and the two languages still retain the same Pali-Sanskrit roots.

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Is the Burmese and Vietnamese language the same?

No, Basic structure and grammar is not the same. Yes, old Burmese had a lot of Chinese descendant words but under influence of Pali and Buddhism they had changed.I thiink Vietnamese had a lot of loan word from Chinese. Vietnamese is Austroasiatic language .The only dominant language group of South East Asia before Siamese and Burmese arrive.

How are Burmese and Chinese related?

Burmese and Chinese are related members of the Sino-Tibetan (ST) language family, with the former representing the largest Tibeto-Burman language (a sub-branch of ST) and the latter, which actually branches into a number of Chinese varieties, commonly termed “dialects.”

Do people from Myanmar look like Chinese or Korean?

Some Kachin, Shan and Karen people from Myanmar look like Korean. Some Chin, Kachin, Shan and Karen people from Myanmar partially look like Chinese. Probably, some ancient Korean passed through South East Asia, they might have left some family members behind. 😀

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What is the difference between the Thai language and Shan language?

Thai language and Shan languages have same thing in that there are five tones but silmilar for some letters and some words. Thai Yai almost cultured from Myanmar, so their speaking, communication is quite different from Thai language.