Mon leid
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The Mon leid 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 than 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.
[edit] References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (2005). Mon: A language of Myanmar. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Fifteenth edition. SIL International. Retrieved on 9 Julie 2006. .
- ↑ Dr. SM. The Mon Language (An endangered species). Monland Restoration Council. Retrieved on 12 Julie 2006. .
