Cantonese vs Thai | World Languages Comparison

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There are 11 differences and 6 similarities between Cantonese, Thai

Language Family and Writing System
Writing System
Chinese	Thai
Script(s) Used
[ ] (gw Ngd Ngw ) [ ] (yuetyuh)	(paasaa-tai)
Family
Sino-tibetan	Tai-kadai
Subgroup
Chinese	Tai
3 Letter Code
Yue	Tha

Number of Speakers
Number of Native speakers (millions)
66 million	20 million
Native Speakers as % of World
1.4 %	0.4 %
Total Number of Speakers (millions)
70 million	60 million
Total Speakers as % of World
0.9 %	0.8 %
Language Systems
Noun declensions
None	None
Sequence
Svo	Svo
Tonal
Yes	Yes
Agglutinative language
No	No
Geographic Distribution
Official language in
Hong Kong Macau Thailand	Hong Kong Macau Thailand
Official Language of United Nations
No	No
Countries Spoken In
Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, China, Singapore, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand	Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Southern Burma, Laos, United States, Canada, France, United Kingdom
No. of Countries Spoken In
17	9

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