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Revision as of 20:35, 26 January 2025
Contents
Language & Partner Selection
Potential Partner(s)
I would like to work with Chung Sze Kwok, Nyvisalsnuk Rith, and/or Katelyn Becker!
Languages in Order of Preference
- Mon
- Tai Lue
- Lepcha
Mon
Basic Information
- Autonym: ဘာသာမန် [pʰesa mɑn]
- Other Names: မွန်ဘာသာစကား (Burmese), ภาษามอญ (Thai)
- Language Family: Austroasiatic
- ISO 639:
mnw(Modern Mon) - Speakers: 851,000 (total in all countries); spoken by the Mon people
- Location: Southern Myanmar (Mon State, Kayin State, Tanintharyi Region), Thailand; recognized minority language in both countries.
- Language Status: 5 (developing) in Myanmar, 6b (threatened) in Thailand
- Developing: "language is in vigorous use, with literature in a standardized form being used by some though this is not yet widespread or sustainable."
- Threatened: "language is used for face-to-face communication within all generations, but it is losing users."
Language Features
- Non-tonal (unlike Burmese and Thai)
- Orthography: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mon%E2%80%93Burmese_script Mon-Burmese script (Mon alphabet)
- based on the Pallava Grantha script of southern India and later of Southeast Asia
- Morphological Typology:
- SVO
Resources for Mon
Sources Cited: Ethnologue (Mon), Wikipedia (Mon language)
