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Mon language
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Mon language
The
Mon language
(; ) is an
Austroasiatic language
spoken by the
Mon people
, who live in
Myanmar
and
Thailand
. Mon, like the related
Khmer language
but unlike most languages in
mainland Southeast Asia
, is not tonal. Mon is spoken by more 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 Myanmar, the majority of speakers live in
Mon State
, followed by
Tanintharyi Region
and
Kayin State
.
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