The Moken (also Mawken or Morgan; Burmese: ဆလုံ လူမျိုး; Thai: ชาวเล, romanized: chao le, lit. 'sea people') are an Austronesian people of the Mergui...
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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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Surin Islands (section Moken people)
small community of the Moken or Morgan people (Thai: ชาวเล, romanized: chaao laeh, lit. 'sea people', 'sea gypsies'). The Moken population on the Surin...
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Moklenic languages (redirect from Moken languages)
The Moklenic or Moken–Moklen languages consist of a pair of two closely related but distinct languages, namely Moken and Moklen. Larish (1999) establishes...
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refuge, because it was almost impossible to control. For this reason, the Moken people found refuge here until the modern world intervened. The islands...
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Sabahan North Sarawak Kayan–Murik Land Dayak Barito (including Malagasy) Moken–Moklen Malayo-Chamic Chamic Malayic Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands (probably...
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languages such as Mon, Khmer, and Mlabri; Austronesian languages such as Cham, Moken and Urak Lawoi'; Sino-Tibetan languages like Lawa, Akha, and Karen; and...
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majority ethnic group in the southernmost three provinces, together with the Moken and Urak Lawoi ('sea gypsies'); and both groups of Hmong-Mien. Other ethnic...
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those of the Mergui Archipelago in Myanmar and Thailand, commonly known as Moken. The population of the tribe in the 21st century is estimated to be 420...
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Philippines, Sabah, eastern Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, and parts of Sarawak Moken, an Austronesian ethnic group who maintain a nomadic, sea-based culture...
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at the southern end. The administrative center as well as home to most Moken or Chao Ley ("Sea people") is Old Town, located roughly 2/3rds down the...
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the Indian subcontinent. Folk traditions of the area include that of the Moken seafarers and various kinds of ritual tribal dance. One instrument played...
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Thailand. It is related to but distinct from the Moken language of Myanmar and southern Thailand. Unlike Moken, it is not spoken in Myanmar. Larish (2005)...
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Kochis Koryaks Kurumbar Maldhari pastoralist groups of Kutch Mansi people Moken Mongols Nenets Tarkhans Tibetans (primarily the Changpa at present) Turkic...
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station, Chicago, US, a former railway station, now a rapid transit station Moken or Morgan, a seafaring ethnic group in the Andaman Sea Captain Morgan, a...
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Pangasinan Bikol Masbateño Cham Iban Bidayuh Dusun Kadazan Lun Bawang/Lundayeh Moken Creoles: Betawi Ambonese Chavacano Tok Pisin Kristang Dravidian: Tamil Telugu...
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Sora people Nicobarese people Shompen people Sri Lankan Malays Urak Lawoi Moken Badagas Brahui people Dongria Kondha Gondi people Irulas Kannadigas Khonds...
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(Bamar) Dawei of Dawei city Beik Yaw Yabein Kadu (Kado) Ganan Salone (Salon; Moken) Hpon Mon Seven groups: Rakhine (Arakanese) Kamein Khami Daingnet Maramagyi...
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Thung Dap. These villages total fewer than 300 inhabitants consisting of Moken, a tribe of sea gypsies, and Thais. The larger village, Thapayoi, has a...
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Riang Tai Loi Wa Mon Khamti Khün Tai Lue Tai Laing Tai Nuea Kedah Malay Moken (Salone) Moklen Standard Malay Hmong Nepali (Burmese Gurkha) Daingnet Rohingya...
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non-related ethnic groups with similar traditional lifestyles, such as the Moken of the Burmese-Thai Mergui Archipelago, the Orang Laut of southeastern Sumatra...
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initial inhabitants of Ko Yao were the Moken peoples, often referred to as Sea Gypsies. In addition to the Moken, the region has seen the migration of...
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Padang Seko Tengah Tae’ Talondo’ Taman Toraja-Sa’dan Ulumanda’ Moklenic Moken Moklen Javanese Arekan Banyumasan Mataraman Kawi (Old Javanese) Kedu Osing...
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King Iguana (section Moken people)
kingdom. Austrian anthropologist Hugo Bernatzik collected a tale from the Moken people with the title The frog and the maiden, which he considered to have...
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communities, as well as the Lisu, Rawang, Naga, Padaung, Burmese Gurkha, Moken, and many minorities across Shan State. The official language and primary...
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languages. Tonal contrasts are rare in Austronesian languages, although Moken–Moklen and a few languages of the Chamic, South Halmahera–West New Guinea...
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the Salones (Moken) and Pashus (Malays) migrated into Burma from the south and sea since prehistoric time. The Burmese call the Moken Selung, Salone...
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Province, in east China. This is the earliest canoe found in Asia. The Moken, an ethnic group that lives in Myanmar's Mergui Archipelago and the north...
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Thailand. They are believed to be of Kedahan Malay descent. Some of the Moken people in the Mergui Archipelago speak a Malay. In 1865, an Arab-Malay group...
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Islands) Micronesians: Micronesia (e.g., Carolinian, Chamorro, Palauans) Moken: Burma, Thailand Moro: Bangsamoro (Mindanao & Sulu Archipelago, e.g., Maguindanao...
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