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By endonym, Thai people refer themselves as chao thai (Thai: ชาวไทย, IPA: [tɕʰaːw tʰaj]), whose term eventually being derived from Proto-Tai *ɗwɤːjᴬ meaning free, [31] which emphasise that Thailand has never been a colony in the late modern period.
Rodjaraeg Wattanapanit, Free speech activist; Sebastian Demanop (1928–2022), Blind rights activist; Snea Thinsan (born 1965), Human rights activist; Somsak Jeamteerasakul (born 1958), Monarchy reforms activist; Somyot Prueksakasemsuk (born 1961), Free speech activist; Tiwagorn Withiton (born 1975), Human rights activist
[294] [295] [296] This is likely due to unequal allocation of educational resources, weak teacher training, poverty, and low Thai language skill, the language of the tests. [294] [297] [298] As of 2020, Thailand was ranked 89th out of 100 countries globally for English proficiency. [299] Thailand is the third most popular study destination in ...
A native Thai speaker, recorded in Bangkok. Thai, [a] or Central Thai [b] (historically Siamese; [c] [d] Thai: ภาษาไทย), is a Tai language of the Kra–Dai language family spoken by the Central Thai, Mon, Lao Wiang, Phuan people in Central Thailand and the vast majority of Thai Chinese enclaves throughout the country.
Thai people, Siamese people, Central/Southern Thai people or Thai noi people, an ethnic group from Central and Southern Thailand. Sukhothai language, a kind of Thai topolect , by the end of the 18th century, they gradually diverged into regional variants, which subsequently developed into the modern Central Thai and Southern Thai.
This category and its subcategories lists people of Thai nationality (as opposed to ethnicity). Note on sorting: Thailand people are usually called by the first name, even telephone books are sorted by the first name. This of course also applies to the subcategories.
[2]: 4, 6 In 1970, an average of 5.7 people lived in a Thai household. At the time of the 2010 census, the figure was down to 3.2. Even though Thailand has one of the better social security systems in Asia, the increasing population of elderly people is a challenge for the country. [2] [3]
Tai Yuan ('Northern Thai') – 6,000,000 people in Northern Thailand and possibly 10,000 people in Houayxay and Pha-Oudom districts of Bokeo Province, Luang Namtha District of Luang Namhta Province, Xai District of Oudomxai Province, and Xaignabouri District of Xaignabouri Province. They speak a Southwestern Tai language.