Mon | |
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ဘာသာမန် | |
Pronunciation | [pʰesa mɑn] |
Native tae | Burma (Myanmar), Thailand |
Region | Irrawaddy delta an east |
Native speakers | Burma: 742,900 Tot: 850,530[1] |
Austro-Asiatic
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Burmese alphabet (itself derived frae the Auld Mon Indic-based script) | |
Offeecial status | |
Recognised minority leid in | |
Leid codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:mnw – Modren Monomx – Auld Mon |
Linguist List | omx Auld Mon |
The Mon leid (Mon: ဘာသာမန်listen (help·info); Burmese: မွန်ဘာသာစကားlisten (help·info)) is an Austroasiatic leid spoken bi the Mon, who live in Burma an Thailand. Mon, like the relatit leid Cambodian—but unlike maist leids in Mainland Sootheast Asie—is no tonal. Mon is spoken bi less nor a million fowk today.[1] In recent years, uisage o Mon haes declined rapidly, especially amang the yunger generation.[1] Mony ethnic Mon are monolingual in Burmese. In Burma, the majority o speakers live in Mon State, follaed bi Tanintharyi Division an Kayin State.[2]
The Mon script is derived frae Indian Brahmi script an is the source o the Burmese script.