Online Encyclopedia
Mon language
The Mon language is an Austroasiatic language spoken in Myanmar.
Contents |
Phonology
Consonants
Bilabial | Dental | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
Stops | Voiceless Unaspirated | p | t | [ty] | k | ' |
Voiceless Aspirate | [ph] | [th] | [tyh] | [kh] | ||
Implosive | ['b] | ['d] | ||||
Fricatives | s | (S)* | h | |||
Nasals | m | n | ñ | N | ||
Liquids | w | l, r | y |
- [S] is only found in Burmese loans.
Vowels
i | u | |
e | ^ | o |
E | * | O |
a |
Intonation
- High tone, voicing of vowel ordinary to creaky
- Low tone, breathy vowel
External links
- Source: http://www.albany.edu/anthro/mon
- Phonologies of other languages can be found at The Phonology Phreak's Gateway
- Ethnologue report for Mon
Other information that should be added:
- Most closely related languages
- Location and number of speakers
- Historical overview of Mon
- Summarized overview of grammar