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| − | * Mon is a recognized indigenous language in both Myanmar and Thailand. Speakers of Mon are also likely speakers of Burmese, | + | * Mon is a recognized indigenous language in both Myanmar and Thailand. Speakers of Mon are also likely speakers of Burmese, and perhaps Thai. |
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==== Orthography ==== | ==== Orthography ==== | ||
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| + | [[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/mon.htm This]] page contains | ||
== Tai Lue == | == Tai Lue == | ||
Revision as of 22:25, 25 January 2025
Contents
Introduction
Potential Partners
I would like to work with Panhavoan Reth or Katelyn Becker :)
Three Potential Languages
- Mon
- Tai Lue
- Walloon
Mon
Morphological Typology
Isolating (but why?)
Basic Information
- Speakers: 743,000 in Myanmar (2004), decreasing. Total users in all countries: 851,000
- ISO 639-3
- mnw: Modern Mon
- omx: Old Mon
- Mon is a recognized indigenous language in both Myanmar and Thailand. Speakers of Mon are also likely speakers of Burmese, and perhaps Thai.
Transmission Status
While there is some literacy among the older generation, literacy rates of Mon are very low among those under 40. Mon is taught in some Buddhist monasteries in Myanmar and Thailand, with some efforts made on the Thailand-Myanmar border.
Orthography
Resources
[This] page contains
Tai Lue
Morphological Typology
Basic Information
- Speakers: Tai Lue is a Tai language of the Lu people, spoken by about 700,000 people in Southeast Asia.
- 280,000 people in China (Yunnan)
- 200,000 in Myanmar
- 134,000 in Laos
- 83,000 in Thailand
- 4,960 in Vietnam
- ISO 639-3: khb
