The Mon language is an Austro-Asian language spoken by Mon, living in Myanmar and Thailand. The Mon language is now threatened because the younger generation - under strong social pressure - is increasingly passing on the Burmese. Unlike most other languages in the region, Mon is not a language.
The Mon language is of great historical importance in Burma. It was the lingua franca of the kingdom of Pagan, in the early Middle Ages. It's through Mon that the Burmese took over Theravada Buddhism and their alphabet. Incubator
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