Lanna language

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The Lanna language, also known as Northern Thai or Kham Mueang, is a Tai-Kadai language historically spoken in the former Lanna Kingdom region of northern Thailand and neighboring areas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Tai language
Tai-Kadai language
language
alternativeName Kam Mueang NERFINISHED
Kham Mueang
Lanna Thai NERFINISHED
Northern Thai NERFINISHED
associatedWithEthnicGroup Khon Mueang NERFINISHED
Northern Thai people NERFINISHED
closelyRelatedTo Lao language
Shan language NERFINISHED
Standard Thai
country Thailand
glottocode nort2742
hasCulturalRole marker of Northern Thai identity
hasDialect Chiang Mai dialect NERFINISHED
Chiang Rai dialect NERFINISHED
Lampang dialect
Mae Hong Son dialect NERFINISHED
Nan dialect
Phayao dialect
Phrae dialect
hasEndonym Kam Mueang NERFINISHED
Kham Mueang NERFINISHED
hasLexicalSimilarityWith Isan language NERFINISHED
Lao language NERFINISHED
hasMorphologicalType analytic
hasPhonologicalFeature contrastive tones
tonal language
hasRegister informal spoken register
polite register
royal and religious register
hasRevitalizationEffort community-based language programs in Northern Thailand
teaching in local schools and universities
hasWordOrder SVO
historicalRegion Lanna Kingdom NERFINISHED
influencedBy Lao language NERFINISHED
Pali NERFINISHED
Sanskrit NERFINISHED
Standard Thai NERFINISHED
ISO639-3 nod
languageFamily Tai-Kadai NERFINISHED
nativeName คำเมือง
region Mainland Southeast Asia NERFINISHED
scriptUsedFor religious texts
secular texts
spokenIn Chiang Mai Province NERFINISHED
Chiang Rai Province NERFINISHED
Lampang Province NERFINISHED
Lamphun Province NERFINISHED
Laos NERFINISHED
Mae Hong Son Province NERFINISHED
Myanmar NERFINISHED
Nan Province NERFINISHED
Northern Thailand NERFINISHED
Phayao Province NERFINISHED
Phitsanulok Province NERFINISHED
Phrae Province NERFINISHED
Sukhothai Province NERFINISHED
Tak Province NERFINISHED
Thailand NERFINISHED
Uttaradit Province NERFINISHED
Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture NERFINISHED
Yunnan NERFINISHED
status recognized regional language in Thailand (de facto, not official nationwide)
subfamily Southwestern Tai
usedAlongside Standard Thai in education
Standard Thai in media
usedAs vernacular language in Northern Thailand
usedIn Buddhist literature in Northern Thailand
local folklore
local theater
traditional songs
writingSystem Lanna script NERFINISHED
Tai Tham script NERFINISHED
Thai script

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Lanna Kingdom language Lanna language
Chiang Mai Province localLanguage Lanna language