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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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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.
Moken is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by inhabitants in southern Myanmar and Southern Thailand, who refer to themselves as Moken (people) and Mawken.
The group of people referred to as “Moken” are actually three distinct tribes living along the Andaman Coast of Burma and Thailand – the Moken of the Mergui archipelago, the Moklen of Phang Nga province, and the Urak Lawoi living from Phuket southward to Satun.
It is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by the Moken people living primarily in the Mergui Archipelago off the coast of Burma and on Mu Koh Surin – a group of islands far out in the Andaman Sea on the border between Burma and Thailand.
Sep 13, 2012 · Ngui, 30, belongs to the Moken, a nomadic, seafaring tribe of hunter-gatherers who live in the southern seas of Burma and Thailand. Little is known about their origins, but it is believed they...
Jan 16, 2009 · Although the Moken language is classified as Malayo-Polynesian within the Austronesian language family, it exhibits influences from Austroasiatic Mon-Khmer languages and limited, but striking...
