Mon language
Austroasiatic language spoken by the Mon in Myanmar and Thailand
The Mon language is one of oldest language in Mainland Southeast Asia, and is part of an Austroasiatic language families.[2] The language is non tonal unlike most of Southeast Asia language[3]: 2
| Mon | |
|---|---|
| ဘာသာ မန် | |
| Pronunciation | pʰesa mɑn |
| Native to | Myanmar
|
| Region | Lower Myanmar |
| Ethnicity | Mon |
Native speakers | 800,000 - 1 million (2007)[1] |
Austroasiatic
| |
| Mon-Burmese script | |
| Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:mnw – Modern Monomx – Old Mon |
Linguist List | omx Old Mon |
| Glottolog | monn1252 Modern Monoldm1242 Old Mon |
Writing
The Mon script was originally adapted from the Pallava script.[3] Oldest Mon script was found in Central Thailand, the inscriptions dated back around the 6th century, which mon people used to live here, the era called Dvaravati.[4]The Mon script also has been adopted by the Burmese.[5]The Mon alphabet contains 35 consonants[6]: 37
Grammar
Mon sentence is Subject–Verb–Object.[6]: 13
References
Other websites
Mon edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Mon Music Archived 2021-07-09 at the Wayback Machine
- Mon News Agency
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