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Kingdom of Thailand
Thailand
Summary
Thailand is a country in Asia that is home to 69,640,000 people. It is also home to 51 living indigenous languages. One of these, Thai, is the official language of the country. In addition, 24 living non-indigenous languages are established within the country. In formal education, 4 indigenous languages are used as languages of instruction.
At a Glance
Languages
Families
Austro-Asiatic (20) Kra-Dai (12) Sino-Tibetan (10) Austronesian (5) Sign language (3) Hmong-Mien (1)
Language Policy Conventions
Thailand has adopted the following international conventions which speak to indigenous language rights.