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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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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88. Beik 89. Yaw 90. Yabein 91. Kadu (Kado) 92. Ganan 93. Salone (Salon; Moken) 94. Hpon Mon comprises 1 ethnic group 95. Mon Rakhine comprises 7 ethnic...
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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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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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the Indian subcontinent. Folk traditions of the area include that of the Moken seafarers and various kinds of ritual tribal dance. One instrument played...
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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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the Salones (Moken) and Pashus (Malays) migrated into Burma from the south and sea since prehistoric time. The Burmese call the Moken Selung, Salone...
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