Mon | |
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ဘာသာ မန် | |
Pronunciation | pʰesa mɑn |
Native to | Myanmar |
Region | Lower Myanmar |
Ethnicity | Mon |
Native speakers | 800,000 - 1 million (2007)[1] |
Mon-Burmese script | |
Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:mnw – Modern Monomx – Old Mon |
omx Old Mon | |
Glottolog | monn1252 Modern Monoldm1242 Old Mon |
The Mon language is one of oldest language in Mainland Southeast Asia, and is part of an Austroasiatic language families.[2] The language is non tonal unlike most of Southeast Asia language[3]: 2
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