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There are 11 differences and 6 similarities between Min Nan, Thai
| Language Family and Writing System |
| Writing System |
| Chinese |
Thai |
| Script(s) Used |
| ; ; M Nn N Y ; B N-l M-g /b N-l M-g |
(paasaa-tai) |
| Family |
| Sino-tibetan |
Tai-kadai |
| Subgroup |
| Chinese |
Tai |
| 3 Letter Code |
| Nan |
Tha |
|
| Number of Speakers |
|
Number of Native speakers (millions) |
| 47 million |
20 million |
|
Native Speakers as % of World |
| 1 % |
0.4 % |
|
Total Number of Speakers (millions) |
| 49 million |
60 million |
|
Total Speakers as % of World |
| 0.6 % |
0.8 % |
| Language Systems |
| Noun declensions |
| None |
None |
| Sequence |
| Svo |
Svo |
| Tonal |
| Yes |
Yes |
| Agglutinative language |
| No |
No |
| Geographic Distribution |
| Official language in |
 No Country
 Thailand
|
No Country Thailand |
| Official Language of United Nations |
| No |
No |
| Countries Spoken In |
| Vietnam, United States, Brunei, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand |
Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Southern Burma, Laos, United States, Canada, France, United Kingdom |
|
No. of Countries Spoken In |
| 10 |
9 |