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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: "The language is used for face-to-face communication within all generations, but it is losing users."

Sources Cited: Ethnologue (Mon), Wikipedia (Mon language)

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 * '''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."
+** 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''': "The language is used for face-to-face communication within all generations, but it is losing users."
+** Threatened: "The language is used for face-to-face communication within all generations, but it is losing users."
 === Language Features ===