Mon New Testament / ဘာသာ မန် / မွန်ဘာသာ / An Austroasiatic language spoken by the Mon people, who live in Myanmar and Thailand / 800,000 Speakers

Mon New Testament

THIS IS AN ORIGINAL!  1950 Print!  We are working on a REPRINT and hope to make it available at $20 soon.  

The Mon language (Mon: ဘာသာ မန်; Burmese: မွန်ဘာသာ) is an Austroasiatic language spoken by the Mon people, who live in Myanmar and Thailand. Mon, like the related Khmer language, but unlike most languages in mainland Southeast Asia, is not tonal.

In recent years, usage of Mon has declined rapidly, especially among the younger generation. Many ethnic Mon are monolingual in Burmese, and the language is classified as "vulnerable" by UNESCO. The current number of speakers is approximately 800,000 in 2007. In Myanmar, the majority of speakers live in Mon State, followed by Tanintharyi Region and Kayin State.

The British & Foreign Bible Society RANGOON 1950

Vinyl Bound

576 Pages

Printed in Great Britain

By Lowe and Brydone Printers Limited, London, N.W.10

This edition of the Mon New Testament is produced in London by a photo-offset process, by kind permission of the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society.

Mon
ဘာသာ မန်
Pronunciation	[pʰesa mɑn]
Native to	Mon state, Kayin State, Tanintharyi Region
Region	Irrawaddy Delta and areas further east
Ethnicity	Mon
Native speakers	851,000 (2007)[1]
Language family	Austroasiatic Monic Mon
Writing system	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[2] oldm1242  Old Mon[3]