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“do the moken have a written language” (English) in Urdu is
کیا موکن کی کوئی تحریری زبان ہے؟
The Moken do not have a written language and their history is passed down verbally through folklore from generation to generation. Family connections are strong and dependable. Furthermore, the Moken language knows no words for individual possession which is reflected in a culture of sharing and giving.
The Moken identify in a common culture; there are 1500 men and 1500 women who speak the Moken language, a distinct Austronesian language. Attempts by both Myanmar and Thailand to assimilate the Moken into the wider regional culture have met with very limited success. [3]
No Word for Worry or Want. Like all languages, Moken is greatly influenced by culture. It is noteworthy that some words which are common in Western languages do not have any equivalent in the Moken language. For example, words like “when”, “take”, “want”, “worry”, “goodbye”, or “hello” are non-existent in Moken.
An oral language, Moken is a Malayo-Polynesian language formed after the migration of the Austronesians from Taiwan 5,000–6,000 years ago, resulting in the development of this Austronesian language. [4] While the population consists of 4,000 Moken, only an estimated 1,500 native speakers remain as of 2009, causing the language to be ...
Moken speak a Malay-based language and were given a written language by missionaries. They have little interest in writing and generally can’t write Burmese. Their religion is tied to their myths about their origins and the sea. Youths often made their own boats at relatively young age so they could roam around and look for women.
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Moken is a Thai word meaning sea people, people of water, sea nomads or sea gypsies. The Moken are a group of Austronesian people of an archipelago claimed by both Myanmar and Thailand. Their way of life is under pressure by assimilation, subversion, suppression, climate change, and corporate greed. This week on World Ocean Radio we discuss ...
