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Language
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Language
The official national language,
spoken by almost 100 percent of the
population, is Thai. It is a tonal language,
uninflected. and predominantly monosyllabic. Most polysyllabic words in the
vocabulary have been borrowed, mainly
from Khmer. Pali. or Sanskrit. Dialects arc
spoken in rural areas. Other languages are
Chinese and Malay. English, a mandatory
subject in public schools, is widely spoken
anil understood, particularly in Bangkok
and other major cities.
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King Ramkhamhaeng's famous stone inscription, for the first time written in
Thai, survived intact through the centuries, and was discovered in
Sukhothai by King Mongkut during his monkhood.
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Language, Thailand 1980
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