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About Me & My Language

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Translation I: Morphology

Translation II: Syntax

Vocabulary

About Me & My Language

Your first name
Siriwattana
Your last name Dongkham
Preferred name(s) of your language  Isan
Alternative names Thai Noi
Language classification Tai-Kadai, Kam-Tai, Be-Tai, Tai-Sek, Tai, Southwestern, Lao-Phutai 
Geographic areas where spoken Northeastern part of Thailand, Udon Thani, Khonkaen, Nongkhai province
Approximate number of monolingual speakers 15,000,000 (1983 SIL)
Approximate number of fluent speakers 15,000,000 (1983 SIL).
Other languages spoken in area/country Thai
Do the representatives of neighboring ethnic groups learn to speak your language? No



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