Thailand Languages: Difference between revisions

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The national language of Thailand is Thai, spoken by about 53% of the population.  Many more speak it as a second language.  Lao is spoken by about 27%, and Chinese 12%.  Malay is spoken by 4% and Khmer 3%.  English is widely used in business, as are many of the Chinese dialects.  Records were kept in Thai, Lao, Malay, Chinese and English.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Thailand,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2001.</ref>   

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Refer to Thailand Gazetteers page: [[Thailand Gazetteers]]  

To find and use specific types of Thai records, you will need to know some key words in Thai. This section gives key genealogical terms in English and the Thai words with the same or similar meanings.  

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To work with Thai family history records, you will need to understand the Thai calendar and know the related words in Thai. This section gives key calendar terms in English and the Thai words with the same or similar meanings.  

The following Wikipedia.org articles explain the two Thai calendar systems:  

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_solar_calendar Thai Solar Calendar]

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[[Category:Thailand]]