Languages of Thailand

53 languages of the index are spoken in Thailand; 1 has official status (Thai). The country has about 66.2 m inhabitants (2017).

53 languages14 endangered or dormantAsiaISO TH / THA

Official languages

thaThaiKra–Dai · 60.7 m1 · National

All languages spoken in Thailand

Language	ISO	Family	Countries	Speakers	Vitality
panPunjabiپنجابی	`pan`	—	+15	125 m	Safe
msaMalayBahasa Melayu	`msa`	Austronesian	+15	77 m
thaThaiภาษาไทย	`tha`	Kra–Dai	+1	60.7 m	1 · National
ttsIsan	`tts`	Kra–Dai		15 m	6a · Vigorous
nodNorthern Thaiᨣᩤᩴᨾᩮᩬᩥᨦ	`nod`	Kra–Dai		6 m	3 · Wider Communication
hmnHmong	`hmn`	Hmong–Mien	+1	4.5 m	5 · Developing
souSouthern Thai	`sou`	Kra–Dai		4.5 m	5 · Developing
kswS'gaw Karen	`ksw`	Sino-Tibetan		4 m	3 · Wider Communication
shnShanလိၵ်ႈတႆး	`shn`	Kra–Dai		3 m	3 · Wider Communication
mfaPattani Malayบา'ซอ 'นายู 'ตานิง	`mfa`	Austronesian		1.5 m	5 · Developing
kxmNorthern Khmer	`kxm`	Austroasiatic		1.4 m	5 · Developing
blkPa'O	`blk`	Sino-Tibetan		860,000	5 · Developing
mnwMonဘာသာမန်	`mnw`	Austroasiatic		850,000	5 · Developing
iumIu Mien	`ium`	Hmong–Mien	+4	820,000	5 · Developing
bltTai Dam	`blt`	Kra–Dai	+1	760,000	5 · Developing
ahkAkha	`ahk`	Sino-Tibetan	+2	600,000	5 · Developing
kdtKuy	`kdt`	Austroasiatic		488,900	6b · Threatened
kjgKhmu	`kjg`	Austroasiatic	+1	480,000	5 · Developing
urkUrak Lawoi’	`urk`	Austronesian		5,000	7 · Shifting
cbnNyah Kur	`cbn`	Austroasiatic		1,500	7 · Shifting
mwtMoken	`mwt`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
meoKedah Malay	`meo`	Austronesian			3 · Wider Communication
tnzTen'edn	`tnz`	Austroasiatic			6a · Vigorous
skbSaek	`skb`	—			7 · Shifting
knsKensiu	`kns`	Austroasiatic			6a · Vigorous
jhiJehai	`jhi`	Austroasiatic			6b · Threatened
thmThavung	`thm`	Austroasiatic			6b · Threatened
tsqThai Sign Language	`tsq`	—			5 · Developing
phuPhuan	`phu`	Kra–Dai			6a · Vigorous
kjpEastern Pwoဖၠုံဘာႋသာ့ဆ်ုခၠါင်	`kjp`	Sino-Tibetan			5 · Developing
bziBisu	`bzi`	Sino-Tibetan			6a · Vigorous
mkmMoklen	`mkm`	Austronesian			6b · Threatened
mraMlabri	`mra`	Austroasiatic			6a · Vigorous
blrBlang	`blr`	Austroasiatic			6a · Vigorous
mlfMal	`mlf`	Austroasiatic			5 · Developing
cogChong	`cog`	Austroasiatic			7 · Shifting
pwwNorthern Pwo	`pww`	Sino-Tibetan			5 · Developing
mqtMok	`mqt`	Austroasiatic			6a · Vigorous
mpzMpi	`mpz`	Sino-Tibetan			6b · Threatened
prtPhai	`prt`	Austroasiatic			6a · Vigorous
bfkBan Khor Sign Language	`bfk`	—			6a · Vigorous
ugoUgong	`ugo`	Sino-Tibetan			8a · Moribund
kjtPhrae Pwo	`kjt`	Sino-Tibetan			6a · Vigorous
soaThai Song	`soa`	Kra–Dai			6b · Threatened
nylNyeu	`nyl`	Austroasiatic			6b · Threatened
sssSô	`sss`	Austroasiatic			6a · Vigorous
brvWestern Bru	`brv`	Austroasiatic			6a · Vigorous
hnjHmong Njua	`hnj`	Hmong–Mien	+1		6a · Vigorous
csdChiangmai Sign Language	`csd`	—			8a · Moribund
lwlEastern Lawa	`lwl`	Austroasiatic			6a · Vigorous
lcpWestern Lawa	`lcp`	Austroasiatic			5 · Developing
ekyEastern Kayah	`eky`	Sino-Tibetan			6a · Vigorous
nywNyaw	`nyw`	Kra–Dai			6a · Vigorous

53 languages · click a column to sort · source: Wikidata