Language

Southern Thai

Southern Thai is a language in the Tai-Kadai family spoken in Thailand, Malaysia and Myanmar.

Portions of Scripture

Scripture in Southern Thai

Portions of Scripture are reported in Southern Thai.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Southern Thai is spoken

  • Thailand
  • Malaysia
  • Myanmar

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About Southern Thai

Language family
Tai-Kadai
ISO 639-3 code
sou
Glottocode
sout2746
Also known as
Thai, Southern · Thai, Southern: Thai Malay

Dialects and varieties 2

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Southern Thai as a whole.

  • Thai, Southern: Tak BaiNo known Scripture
  • Thai, Southern: Thai MalayNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.