The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: MNW
ISO 639-2: mkh
| Population | 835,100 in Myanmar (1983 estimate). Population total both countries 900,000 to 935,000. |
| Region | Eastern delta region from east of Rangoon as far as Ye and Thailand; south Martaban, adjacent area. Also spoken in Thailand. |
| Alternate names | TALAING, MUN, PEGUAN |
| Dialects | MATABAN-MOULMEIN (CENTRAL MON, MON TE), PEGU (NORTHERN MON, MON TANG), YE (SOUTHERN MON, MON NYA). |
| Classification | Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Monic. |
| Comments | The Mon can read Burmese and are generally bilingual in Burmese. Many young people use only Burmese. Remnants of a nation that once spread over southern Myanmar and western Thailand. SVO. Ancient script, Indic-based derived from Pali. Bible 1928. |
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