Mon language

The Mon language is one of oldest language in Mainland Southeast Asia, and is part of an Austroasiatic language families.^[2] The language is non tonal unlike most of Southeast Asia language^[3]: 2

Mon
ဘာသာ မန်
Pronunciation	pʰesa mɑn
Native to	Myanmar Mon State Kayin State Tanintharyi Region Thailand Sangkhlaburi Samut Songkhram
Region	Lower Myanmar
Ethnicity	Mon
Native speakers	800,000 - 1 million (2007)[1]
Language family	Austroasiatic Monic Mon
Writing system	Mon-Burmese script
Official status
Recognised minority language in	Myanmar  Thailand
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: mnw – Modern Mon omx – Old Mon
Linguist List	omx Old Mon
Glottolog	monn1252  Modern Mon oldm1242  Old Mon

Writing

The Mon script was originally adapted from the Pallava script.^[3] Oldest Mon script was found in Central Thailand, the inscriptions dated back around the 6th century, which mon people used to live here, the era called Dvaravati.^[4]The Mon script also has been adopted by the Burmese.^[5]The Mon alphabet contains 35 consonants^[6]: 37

Grammar

Mon sentence is Subject–Verb–Object.^[6]: 13