Mon language
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The Mon language, formerly known as Peguan and Talaing, is an Austroasiatic language spoken by the Mon people. Mon, like the related Khmer language, but unlike most languages in mainland Southeast Asi
Distribution of Monic languages in Thailand and Myanmar, where Mon is denoted in red.
The Mon Myazedi Inscription (AD 1113) is Myanmar's oldest surviving stone inscription.
Mon scripts on a sign in Wat Muang, Thailand.
Mon scripts on a sign in Wat Muang, Thailand.
Mon–Burmese script
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The Burmese-Mon script is an abugida that derives from the Pallava Grantha script of southern India and later of Southeast Asia. It is the primary writing system for Burmese, Mon, Shan, Rakhine, Jingp
Mon language
…Tanintharyi Region Region Lower Myanmar Ethnicity Mon Native speakers (1.1 million cited 2000–2014) Language family Austroasiatic Monic Mon Writing system Mon–Burmese (Mon alphabet) Official status Recognised minority language in Myanmar Thailand Language codes ISO 639-3 Either: mnw – Modern Mon omx – Old Mon= Glottolog…
Hariphunchai National Museum, Lamphun, Thailand; Wat Saen Khao Ho Inscription, Mon alphabet and language
Hariphunchai National Museum, Lamphun, Thailand; Wat Ku Kut Inscription, Mon alphabet and language
The Shwezigon Pagoda Bell Inscription
Mon inscription on a Sima stone from Takaw-Kamain (Bilu Island), Mon State, Burma.