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Mon people
Not to be confused with
Hmong people
The
Mon
( or ; , ; , , ) are an
ethnic group
from
Burma
(Myanmar) living mostly in
Mon State
,
Bago Region
, the
Irrawaddy Delta
and along the southern border of
Thailand
and Burma. One of the earliest peoples to reside in
Southeast Asia
, the Mon were responsible for the spread of
Theravada
Buddhism
in
Indochina
. The Mon were a major source of influence on the
culture of Burma
. They speak the
Mon language
, an
Austroasiatic language
, and share a common origin with the
Nyah Kur people
of Thailand from the Mon
mandala
(polity) of
Dvaravati
.
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