Mon language

Mon
Mon
ဘာသာ မန်
Pronunciation	pʰesa mɑn
Native to	Myanmar Mon State; Kayin State; Tanintharyi Region; Thailand Sangkhlaburi; Samut Songkhram;
Region	Lower Myanmar
Ethnicity	Mon
Native speakers	800,000 - 1 million (2007)e18
Language family	Austro-Asiatic Monic Mon; ;
Writing system	Mon-Burmese script
Recognised minority language in	Myanmar; Thailand
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either:; mnw – Modern Mon; omx – Old Mon
Linguist List	omx Old Mon

The Mon language is one of oldest language in Mainland Southeast Asia, and is part of an Austroasiatic language families.^[1] The language is non tonal unlike most of Southeast Asia language^[2]^{:&hairsp;Script error: The function "hyphen2dash" does not exist.&hairsp;}

Writing

The Mon script was originally adapted from the Pallava script.^[2] 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.^[3]The Mon script also has been adopted by the Burmese.^[4]The Mon alphabet contains 35 consonants^[5]^{:&hairsp;Script error: The function "hyphen2dash" does not exist.&hairsp;}

Grammar

Mon sentence is Subject–Verb–Object.^[5]^{:&hairsp;Script error: The function "hyphen2dash" does not exist.&hairsp;}

Mon Language Media

Explanation on the Mon alphabet
Explanation of the Mon-Thai or Thai-Raman alphabet
The Mon Myazedi Inscription (AD 1113) is Myanmar's oldest surviving stone inscription.
Thai Mon and Thai scripts on a sign in Wat Muang, Thailand.
Thai Mon and Thai scripts on a sign in Wat Muang, Thailand.
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Wikipedia 20th anniversary greeting from Mon people

References

↑ "The Mon language: Recipient and donor between Burmese and Thai". Retrieved March 27, 2021.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "A Short Introduction to the Mon Language" (PDF). Retrieved March 27, 2021.
↑ "Contact and convergence: The Mon language in Burma and Thailand" (PDF). Retrieved March 27, 2021.^{[dead link]}
↑ Wijeyewardene, Gehan (1990). Ethnic Groups Across National Boundaries in Mainland Southeast Asia. ISBN 9789813035577. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 "The verb system of Mon" (PDF). March 27, 2021.

Other websites

This language has its own Wikipedia project. See the Mon language edition.

Mon Music Archived 2021-07-09 at the Wayback Machine
Mon News Agency

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[monl1-1] "The Mon language: Recipient and donor between Burmese and Thai". Retrieved March 27, 2021.

[inmon-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "A Short Introduction to the Mon Language" (PDF). Retrieved March 27, 2021.

[3] "Contact and convergence: The Mon language in Burma and Thailand" (PDF). Retrieved March 27, 2021.^{[dead link]}

[4] Wijeyewardene, Gehan (1990). Ethnic Groups Across National Boundaries in Mainland Southeast Asia. ISBN 9789813035577. Retrieved March 27, 2021.

[sdf-5] 5.0 ^5.1 "The verb system of Mon" (PDF). March 27, 2021.

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Mon
ဘာသာ မန်code: mnw is deprecated
Pronunciation	pʰesa mɑn
Native to	Myanmar Mon State Kayin State Tanintharyi Region Thailand Sangkhlaburi Samut Songkhram
Region	Lower Myanmar
Ethnicity	Mon
Native speakers	800,000 - 1 million (2007)e18
Language family	Austro-Asiatic Monic Mon
Writing system	Mon-Burmese script
Recognised minority language in	Myanmar Thailand
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: `mnw` – Modern Mon `omx` – Old Mon
Linguist List	`omx` Old Mon