| Moklen
Moklen-Moken
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| Geographic distribution: |
West of the Kra Isthmus, Burma and Thailand |
| Genetic classification: |
Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Nuclear MP Malayo-Sumbawan Malayic & West Nusa Tenggara Moklen-Chamic ? Moklen |
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The Moklen languages are a pair of closely related languages spoken by the Moklen and Moken peoples—sometimes called "Sea Gypsies"—off the Indian Ocean coast of Burma and Thailand. They are somewhat divergent from other Austronesian languages.
A 2008 analysis of the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database[1] linked the Moklen and Aceh-Chamic languages with a moderate confidence of 70%.
See: Moklen language, Moken language.
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