Southern Thai language
Southern Thai (ภาษาไทยถิ่นใต้ [pʰaːsǎː tʰaj tʰìn tâːj]), also known as Dambro (ภาษาตามโพร [pʰaːsǎː taːm pʰroː]), Pak Tai (ภาษาปักษ์ใต้ [pʰaːsǎː pàk tâːj]), or "Southern language" (ภาษาใต้ [pʰaːsǎː tâːj]), is a Southwestern Tai ethnolinguistic identity and language spoken in southern Thailand as well as by small communities in the northernmost Malaysian states. It is spoken by roughly five million people, and as a second language by the 1.5 million speakers of Pattani and other ethnic groups such as the local Peranakans communities, Negritos, and other tribal groups. Most speakers are also fluent in or understand the Central Thai dialects.
| Southern Thai | |
|---|---|
| ภาษาไทยถิ่นใต้ | |
| Pronunciation | /pʰaːsǎː tʰaj tʰìn tâːj/ |
| Native to | Southern Thailand, Kedah, Kelantan and Tanintharyi Region |
| Ethnicity | Southern Thai Peranakans Malaysian Siamese Thai Malays |
Native speakers | 4.5 million (2006) |
Kra–Dai
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| Thai script Thai Braille | |
| Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | |
| Regulated by | None |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | sou |
| Glottolog | sout2746 |
Southern Thai is not endangered according to the classification system of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
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