User:Preth1/Language selection

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

1. Mon
2. Tai Lue
3. 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:
• Morphological Typology:
  • SVO

Resources for Mon

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