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Detailed comparison of Cantonese and Thai World Languages. Side by side look at similarities and differences for things like writing system, script(s) used, total number of speakers, noun declensions, no. of countries spoken in and more. Combined they acc

There are 11 differences and 6 similarities between Cantonese, Thai

Language Family and Writing System
Writing System		Chinese	vs	Thai
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Script(s) Used		[ ] (gw Ngd Ngw ) [ ] (yuetyuh)	vs	(paasaa-tai)
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Family		Sino-tibetan	vs	Tai-kadai
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Subgroup		Chinese	vs	Tai
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3 Letter Code		Yue	vs	Tha
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Number of Speakers
Number of Native speakers (millions)		66 million	vs	20 million
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Native Speakers as % of World		1.4 %	vs	0.4 %
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Total Number of Speakers (millions)		70 million	vs	60 million
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Total Speakers as % of World		0.9 %	vs	0.8 %
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Language Systems
Noun declensions		None	vs	None
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Sequence		Svo	vs	Svo
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Tonal		Yes	vs	Yes
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Agglutinative language		No	vs	No
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Geographic Distribution
Official language in		Hong Kong Macau Thailand	vs	Hong Kong Macau Thailand
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Official Language of United Nations		No	vs	No
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Countries Spoken In		Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, China, Singapore, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand	vs	Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Southern Burma, Laos, United States, Canada, France, United Kingdom
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No. of Countries Spoken In		17	vs	9
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