Mon language

Mon
ဘာသာ မန်
Pronunciation	pʰesa mɑn
Native to	Myanmar Mon State Kayin State Tanintharyi Region Thailand Sangkhlaburi Samut Songkhram
Region	Lower Myanmar
Ethnicity	Mon
Native speakers	800,000 - 1 million (2007)[1]
Language family	Austroasiatic Monic Mon
Writing system	Mon-Burmese script
Official status
Recognised minority language in	Myanmar  Thailand
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: mnw – Modern Mon omx – Old Mon
Linguist List	omx Old Mon
Glottolog	monn1252  Modern Mon oldm1242  Old Mon

The Mon language is one of oldest language in Mainland Southeast Asia, and is part of an Austroasiatic language families.^[2] The language is non tonal unlike most of Southeast Asia language^[3]: 2

The Mon script was originally adapted from the Pallava script.^[3] Oldest Mon script was found in Central Thailand, the inscriptions dated back around the 6th century, which mon people used to live here, the era called Dvaravati.^[4]The Mon script also has been adopted by the Burmese.^[5]The Mon alphabet contains 35 consonants^[6]: 37

Mon sentence is Subject–Verb–Object.^[6]: 13

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