Mon | |
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ဘာသာ မန် | |
Pronunciation | pʰesa mɑn |
Native to | Myanmar
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Region | Lower Myanmar |
Ethnicity | Mon |
Native speakers | 800,000 - 1 million (2007)[1] |
Austroasiatic
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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 |
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
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
Mon sentence is Subject–Verb–Object.[6]:13