Endangered Languages Project - Maniq

Maniq

^{[aka Mos, Tonga, Tonga']}

Classification: Austro-Asiatic

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endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Mos, Tonga, Tonga', Ten'en
CLASSIFICATION		Austro-Asiatic, Aslian, North Aslian, Maniq
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		tnz
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Satun
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “East and Southeast Asia” (349-424) . David Bradley (2007) , C. Moseley · London & New York: Routledge

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~300
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
~300

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: At least 300 group members with five distinct dialects in separate nomadic hunter-gatherer bands. Intermarriage between bands leads to extensive dialect contact. All speakers speak Southern Thai and many speak local Malay, and the language as well as the survival of the communities in their traditional lifestyle is endangered.

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
300
Native speakers worldwide

Ethnic population
300
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Data for the ethnic population comes from D. Bradley (2000).

PLACES: Malaysia; Thailand

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Information from: “Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger” . Christopher Moseley (ed.) (2010) UNESCO Publishing