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Preferred term

ttsIsan language  

Type

  • Language

Definition

  • Isan language (, , ) is the collective name for the dialects of the Lao language as they are spoken in Thailand. It is spoken by approximately 20 million people, which is nearly one-third of the entire population of Thailand, predominantly in the Isan region of northeastern Thailand. There are also large numbers of speakers, migrant workers, in Bangkok. It serves as the primary lingua franca of the Isan region, used as a communication medium amongst native speakers and second language speakers amongst various other minority groups, such as the Northern Khmer. There are more speakers of Lao (Isan) in Thailand than in Laos.

Entry terms

  • Northeastern Thai
  • Thai, Northeastern

ISO 639-3 code

  • tts

Notation

  • tts

In other languages

  • Isaan

    German

URI

http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/tts

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