ISO 639-3 · mwtmwt
Austronesian family
Moken
Moken is a language of the Western Malayo-Polynesian branch (Austronesian), spoken in Myanmar and Thailand. Wikidata describes it as “Austronesian language spoken in southern Thailand and in western Burma”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
mwt- Glottocode
moke1241- Family
- Austronesian
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 19 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
—scripts
3levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Moken |
|---|---|
| Also called | Moken language |
Vitality
EGIDS 6b Threatened6b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Definitely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Austronesian to Moken
The branches above Moken, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Myanmar
thaThaiKra–Dai · 60.7 m1 · NationalmyaBurmeseSino-Tibetan · 42.9 m1 · NationalnepNepaliIndo-European · 24.1 m1 · NationalsylSylhetiIndo-European · 14 m3 · Wider CommunicationkswS'gaw KarenSino-Tibetan · 4 m3 · Wider CommunicationshnShanKra–Dai · 3 m3 · Wider CommunicationrhgRohingyaIndo-European · 1.8 m6a · VigorouskhgKhams Tibetanunclassified · 1.5 m6a · VigorousmniMeiteiSino-Tibetan · 1.5 m2 · ProvincialkacJingpoSino-Tibetan · 940,0003 · Wider Communication