ISO 639-3 · mnwmnw
Austroasiatic family
Mon
ဘာသာမန်
Mon is a language of the Mon-Khmer languages branch (Austroasiatic), spoken in Myanmar and Thailand. Wikidata counts about 850,000 speakers (2004). Wikidata describes it as “Austroasiatic language spoken by the Mon in Myanmar and Thailand”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
mnw- Glottocode
monn1252- Family
- Austroasiatic
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- UNESCO
- Vulnerable
- Centre point
- 14.80, 100.80
- Wikipedia
- 57 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
1scripts
2levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Mon · ဘာသာမန် |
|---|---|
| Also called | Mon language, Peguan language |
| All speakers | 850,000 (2004) |
| Written in | Old Mon script |
Vitality
EGIDS 5 Developing5
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Vulnerable
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Austroasiatic to Mon
The branches above Mon, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
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