The Surin Islands is a continental archipelago of five islands in the Andaman Sea, 55 kilometres from the Thai mainland. Administratively, the islands are part of Tambon Ko Phra Thong, Khura Buri dist
Moken language
…have not been adequately investigated. The phonemic status of /r/ is described as 'highly questionable' and it is likely an allophone of /d/. In the Surin Island dialect, [ɾ] and [r] are described as intervocalic allophones of /d/. /i/ has the allophone [ɪ] in closed syllables and /ɛ/ has the allophone [æ] in…
Surin Islands Copernicus
A Moken boat. Note the bifurcated bow, in contrast to traditional Thai fishing boats.