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Also Known As: Aleng,Peguan,Takanoon,Talaing,Taleng,Mun,Mon Descri...
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<tr><td><b>Also Known As:</b> Aleng,Peguan,Takanoon,Talaing,Taleng,Mun,Mon

<b>Description:</b>

The Mon language is an Austroasiatic language spoken by the Mon, who live in Burma and Thailand. Mon, unlike most languages in the Southeast Asian region, is not tonal. Mon is spoken by less than a million people today. In recent years, usage of Mon has declined rapidly, especially among the younger generation. Many ethnic Mon are monolingual in Burmese. In Burma, the majority of speakers live in Mon State, followed by Tanintharyi Division and Kayin State.
The Mon script is derived from Indian Brahmi script and is the source of the Burmese script.
Mon is an important language in Burmese history. Up until the 12th century AD, it was the lingua franca of the Irrawaddy valley--not only in the Mon kingdoms of the lower Irrawaddy valley but also of upriver Burman kingdom of Pagan (Bagan). Mon, especially written Mon, continued to be the primary language even after the fall of the Mon kingdom of Thaton to Pagan in 1057. Pagan king Kyanzittha (1084-1112) admired the Mon culture, and the Mon language was patronized. The Mon script was the source of the Burmese script created during his reign. Kyanzittha left many inscriptions in Mon. During this period, the Myazedi inscription, which<i>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=43527 ..... full article at Wikipedia]</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Genesis Translation:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>1</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_mnw_gen-1 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_mnw_gen-1 (browse)] </td></tr>
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<h2>Overview</h2>

<tr><td><b>Main Country: </b></td><td>[http://www.freebase.com/view/en/myanmar Myanmar]</td></tr>

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<b><i>Regions: </i></b>[http:///www.freebase.com/view/en/asia Asia]
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<tr><td><b>ISO 639-3 Code: </b></td><td>mnw</td></tr>

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<tr><td><h2>Classification Taxonomy</h2>
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  [[Austro-Asiatic Group]]

    [[Mon-Khmer Group]]

      [[Monic Group]]

        <b>[[Mon Language]]</b>

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Rosbot at 21:17, 12 August 2009