Moklen languages

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Moklen
Moklen–Moken
Geographic
distribution:
West of the Kra Isthmus, Burma and Thailand
Linguistic classification: Austronesian
Subdivisions:

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.

Moklen, Moken

References [edit]

  • Michael Larish, 2005. "Moken and Moklen", in Adelaar & Himmelmann, eds, The Austronesian languages of Asia and Madagascar