The Moken (also Mawken or Morgan; Burmese: ဆလုံ လူမျိုး; Thai: ชาวเล, romanized: chao le, lit. 'sea people') are an Austronesian people of the Mergui...
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Moken is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by inhabitants in southern Myanmar and Southern Thailand, who refer to themselves as Moken (people) and Mawken...
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Moklenic languages (redirect from Moken languages)
The Moklenic or Moken–Moklen languages consist of a pair of two closely related but distinct languages, namely Moken and Moklen. Larish (1999) establishes...
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refuge, because it was almost impossible to control. For this reason, the Moken people found refuge here until the modern world intervened. The islands...
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Surin Islands (section Moken people)
small community of the Moken or Morgan people (Thai: ชาวเล, romanized: chaao laeh, lit. 'sea people', 'sea gypsies'). The Moken population on the Surin...
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Sabahan North Sarawak Kayan–Murik Land Dayak Barito (including Malagasy) Moken–Moklen Malayo-Chamic Chamic Malayic Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands (probably...
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Thailand. It is related to but distinct from the Moken language of Myanmar and southern Thailand. Unlike Moken, it is not spoken in Myanmar. Larish (2005)...
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majority ethnic group in the southernmost three provinces, together with the Moken and Urak Lawoi ('sea gypsies'); and both groups of Hmong-Mien. Other ethnic...
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Philippines, Sabah, eastern Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, and parts of Sarawak Moken, an Austronesian ethnic group who maintain a nomadic, sea-based culture...
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those of the Mergui Archipelago in Myanmar and Thailand, commonly known as Moken. The population of the tribe in the 21st century is estimated to be 420...
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