Isaan
Language Expert: Arunee Promkhambut
Contact Info: aruni@kku.ac.th
Language Mentors: Anognnard Nusartlert, Kailing Lin
Contact Info: an2009@hawaii.edu, kylin@hawaii.edu
Language name: Isaan
Language ISO code: TTS
Geographical area: the Northeastern part of Thailand
Approximate number of speakers: 21 million
Other language spoken in the community: Thai
Official language of the country: Thai
Other languages in the country: Isaan dialect spoken in the Northeastern part, Nua Dialect spoken in the Northern part, Tai dialect spoken in The Southern part
Language attitudes: People feel that people who speak Isaan are fun, and sincere. In general, Thais don’t use Isaan in the workplace.
Who speaks the language?: Almost everyone who lives in the Northeastern part of Thailand understands it, but not all of them could speak it. In general, uptown people speak it.