Isan language
Spoken language
Isan or Northeastern Thai refers to the local development of the Lao language in Thailand, after the political split of the Lao-speaking world at the Mekong River at the conclusion of the Franco-Siamese crisis of 1893. The language is still... Wikipedia
Spoken by: Tai peoples, Lao people, Isan people, and more
Language families: Kra–Dai languages and Tai languages
Native speakers: 13-16 million (2005); 22 million (L1 and L2, 2013)
Native to: Thailand
Region: Isan (Northeastern Thailand); Also in adjacent areas and Bangkok
Writing system: Tai Noi (former, secular); Tai Tham (former, religious); Thai alphabet (de facto)