Moklen languages
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The Moklen languages are a pair of closely related languages spoken by the Moklen, of coastal Thailand, and the Moken
"Sea Gypsies
" off the coast of Burma. They are somewhat divergent from other Austronesian languages
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Moken
The Moken , are an Austronesian ethnic group with about 2,000 to 3,000 members who maintain a nomadic, sea-based culture. They speak their own language which belongs to the Austronesian language family.-Nomenclature:They refer to themselves as Moken...
"Sea Gypsies
Sea Gypsies
Sea Gypsies may refer to:In geography, it can refer to any of several groups in southeast Asia:* Bajau, an indigenous ethnic group residing in Sabah, eastern Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, the Philippines, and parts of Sarawak, sometimes including the people who speak Makassar, and Bugis.* Moken,...
" off the coast of Burma. They are somewhat divergent from other Austronesian languages
Austronesian languages
The Austronesian languages are a language family widely dispersed throughout the islands of Southeast Asia and the Pacific, with a few members spoken on continental Asia that are spoken by about 386 million people. It is on par with Indo-European, Niger-Congo, Afroasiatic and Uralic as one of the...
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- MoklenMoklen languageMoklen is an Austronesian language of coastal Thailand. Like its relative Moken, it has been strongly influenced by Mon–Khmer languages.-References:...
, MokenMoken languageMoken is an Austronesian 'Sea Gypsy' language of southern Burma. Like its relative Moklen, it has been strongly influenced by Mon–Khmer languages.-References:...