Not to be confused with Hmong people or Muong people.
Mon မန်
Mon girls wearing traditional dress in Mawlamyine
Total population
c. 1.7 million
Regions with significant populations
Myanmar
c. 1.1 million[a][1]
Thailand
200,000[b]
Laos
1,000[b]
Languages
Mon, Burmese, Thai, Lao
Religion
Theravada Buddhism, Mon folk religion
Related ethnic groups
Other Austroasiatic groups
(Monic – Nyah Kur)
The Mon (Mon: ဂကူမန်listenⓘ; Thai Mon=ဂကူမည်; Burmese: မွန်လူမျိုး, pronounced[mʊ̀ɰ̃lùmjó]; Thai: มอญ, pronounced[mɔ̄ːn]listenⓘ) are an ethnic group who inhabit Lower Myanmar's[2] Mon State, Kayin State, Kayah State,[3] Tanintharyi Region, Bago Region, the Irrawaddy Delta, and several areas in Thailand (mostly in Pathum Thani province, Phra Pradaeng and Nong Ya Plong). [4][5][6] The native language is Mon, which belongs to the Monic branch of the Austroasiatic language family and shares a common origin with the Nyah Kur language, which is spoken by the people of the same name that live in Northeastern Thailand. A number of languages in Mainland Southeast Asia are influenced by the Mon language, which is also in turn influenced by those languages.[7][8][9]
The Mon were one of the earliest to reside in Southeast Asia, and were responsible for the spread of Theravada Buddhism in Mainland Southeast Asia.[10][11] The civilizations founded by the Mon were some of the earliest in Thailand as well as Myanmar and Laos. The Mon are regarded as a large exporter of Southeast Asian culture.[12] Historically, many cities in Myanmar, Thailand, and Laos today, including Yangon, Pathum Thani, and Vientiane were founded either by the Mon people or Mon rulers.
Nowadays, the Mon are a major ethnic group in Myanmar and a minor ethnic group in Thailand.[6] The Mons from Myanmar are called Burmese Mon or Myanmar Mon. The Mons from Thailand are referred as Thai Raman or Thai Mon.[13][14] The Mon dialects of Thailand and Myanmar are mutually intelligible.[15]
Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).
^"The World Factbook". CIA.gov. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
^Bauer 1990, p. 14.
^World Bank Group (October 1, 2019). Myanmar - Peaceful and Prosperous Communities Project : Social Assessment (PDF) (Report). Retrieved April 4, 2021.
^Foster 1973, p. 204.
^Bauer 1990, p. 19–23.
^ abGaspar Ruiz-Canela (June 1, 2017). "Mon, Thai minority who once ruled Southeast Asia". Agencia EFE. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
^Matisoff 1991, p. 482.
^McCormick & Jenny 2013, p. 86.
^Jenny 2013.
^Swearer 2002, p. 130–131.
^Khin May Aung (July 24, 2015). "Historical Perspective on Mon Settlements in Myanmar" (PDF). Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenge. International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies.
^Desakura (February 24, 2020). "Where does the Mon Pak Lad shortcut?". Stationremodel. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
spoken by the Monpeople. Mon, like the related Khmer language, but unlike most languages in mainland Southeast Asia, is not tonal. The Mon language is...
Mon or mon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Mon, MON or Mon. may refer to: Mon State, a subdivision of Myanmar Mon, India, a town in Nagaland Mon district...
as Mon–Khmer, and Munda. However, one recent classification posits three groups (Munda, Mon-Khmer, and Khasi–Khmuic), while another has abandoned Mon–Khmer...
Mon kingdoms were polities established by the Mon-speaking people in parts of present-day Myanmar and Thailand. The polities ranged from Dvaravati and...
or other symbols instead of Burmese script. Mon State (Burmese: မွန်ပြည်နယ်, pronounced [mʊ̀ɴ pjìnɛ̀]; Mon: တွဵုရးဍုင်မန်) is an administrative division...
size hung on wooden bar. The piphat mon is believed to derive from the Monpeople, an ancient Mon-Khmer-speaking people of mainland Southeast Asia, and uses...
so-called Siamese people (central Thai) might have had Mon origins since their genetic profiles are more closely related to the Monpeople in Myanmar than...
city. Tai peoples migrated from southwestern China to mainland Southeast Asia from the 6th to 11th centuries. Indianised kingdoms such as the Mon, Khmer...
Monism attributes oneness or singleness (Greek: μόνος) to a concept, such as to existence. Various kinds of monism can be distinguished: Priority monism...
Tai language of the Kra–Dai language family spoken by the Central Thai, Monpeople in Central Thailand and the vast majority of Thai Chinese enclaves throughout...
up Mons, mons, or Mons. in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Mons commonly refers to: Mons, Belgium, a city in Belgium Mons pubis (mons Venus or mons veneris)...
(direct ancestors of the Monpeople) portrays ladies wearing what seems to be a similar shawl hanging from their shoulder. Mon men traditionally wear red-checkered...
Thailand in Southeast Asia. Closely related to the Monpeople, the Nyah Kur are the descendants of the Mon of Dvaravati who did not flee westward or assimilate...
Norma Monserrat Bustamante Laferte (born 2 May 1983) better known as Mon Laferte, is a Chilean and Mexican musician, singer, composer and painter. Her...
films, Mon Mothma was portrayed by Caroline Blakiston in Return of the Jedi (1983). In 1997, Blakiston said of the supporting role, "Certainly people are...
military proxy Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), he is an ethnic Mon former lieutenant general in the Myanmar Army. Myint Swe was declared acting...
Buddhist ethnic groups of Burma (the others being the Burman, Shan and Monpeople). Rakhine culture is similar to the mainstream Burmese culture but with...
corruption of the Mon name. Moulmein was also spelled as Maulmain or Moulmain or Maulmein in some records of the 19th century. The people of Moulmein were...
Nagaland in terms of area. The district has a population of 250,260 people. Mon Town is the headquarters of the district. After independence in 1947...
The pat kon (Mon: ဗာတ်ကွေန်) is a graduated brass gong chime associated with the Monpeople of mainland Southeast Asia. The pat kon has been absorbed into...
Mon Oncle (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ nɔ̃kl]; lit. 'My Uncle') is a 1958 comedy film directed by Jacques Tati. The first of Tati's films to be released...
founding of Hanthawaddy kingdom. Mon National Day is celebrated by the Monpeople in Myanmar and Thailand, and by overseas Mon communities. The day is held...
Dieu et mon droit (French pronunciation: [djø e mɔ̃ dʁwa], Old French: Deu et mon droit), which means 'God and my right', is the motto of the monarch...
June 2018. In local legend, the city of Bago, which was founded by the Monpeople, was established on the location where a hamsa sought refuge during a...
Global Information
Myanmar
Thailand
Laos