Moken language

Moken language
Moken
Spoken in Burma
Region Mergui Archipelago
Ethnicity Moken people
Native speakers 7,000  (1993)
Language family
Language codes
ISO 639-3 mwt

Moken is an Austronesian 'Sea Gypsy' language of southern Burma. Like its relative Moklen, it has been strongly influenced by Mon–Khmer languages.

References

  • Michael Larish, 2005. "Moken and Moklen", in Adelaar & Himmelmann, eds, The Austronesian languages of Asia and Madagascar



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