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Encyclopedia > Mon language

The Mon language is an Austroasiatic language spoken in Myanmar and Thailand. The Austroasiatic languages are a large language family of Southeast Asia and India. ...

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Phonology

Phonology (Greek phone = voice/sound and logos = word/speech), or phonemics, is a subfield of linguistics closely associated with phonetics. ...

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.

A consonant is a sound in spoken language that is characterized by a closure or stricture sufficient to cause audible turbulence, at one or more points along the vocal tract. ...

Vowels

i   u
e  ^ o
E  * O
  a  

In phonetics, a vowel is a sound in spoken language that is characterized by an open configuration of the vocal tract, in contrast to consonants, which are characterized by a constriction or closure at one or more points along the vocal tract. ...

Intonation

  1. High tone, voicing of vowel ordinary to creaky
  2. 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


 

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