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Like chinese, thai is a tonal language, meaning that different tones, or intonations, distinguish words that would otherwise be homonyms. Thai literature is the literature of the thai people, almost exclusively written in the thai language although different scripts other than thai may be used. The origin of the thai alphabet is obscure, but it is believed to have had its origin in southern india. Private dancer and over 8 million other books are available for amazon kindle. Learning thai language by thai native teacher in singapore.
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