History of Thai Language

By

Phongphisut Kaewwongsa &

Thona va

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Table of Constance

Page.History of Thai language 3

Thai Alphabet 4

Outside Influences on the Thai Language. 6

Conclusion 7

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History of Thai language

Thai language is not mere a language but is a blend of different

borrowed languages. The language of Thailand is believed to have come

from Chinese – Thai branch of the Sino Tibetan family. The polysyllabic

words have been borrowed from Khmer, Pali or Sanskrit. The other

principal languages spoken are Malay and Chinese.

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Thai Alphabet

King Ramkamhaeng created the first Thai alphabet in 1923. The Thai alphabet

uses forty-four consonant and fifteen basic vowel characters from Pali and Sanskrit

These are horizontally placed, left to right, with no intervening space, to form

syllables, words and sentences. Thai language is that the same word can be

pronounced in five to six different ways that include normal or middle tone , high,

low, rising and falling.

Hi = สวสัดี ( sa-wat-dee )4

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Outside Influences on the Thai Language.

• The Thai language makes free use of foreign words and has incorporated a significant number of loanwords from a wide variety of languages over time.

• The oldest loanwords are believed to derive from the Chinese. Additional loanwords have been taken from Sanskrit, Khmer (the official language of Cambodia), and Portuguese. In more recent years, Thai has also taken loanwords from the English language.

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Conclusion The Thai language and people have an intricate history

stretching back thousands of years. Despite a vast history, modern-day Thailand did not take its current name or establish its current borders until well into the 20th century. Throughout the many changes the Thai people have faced throughout the country’s complex history, they have managed to preserve an amazingly vibrant culture and language that continues to attract both scholars and tourists.

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