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Monic languages
The Monic languages are a branch of the Austroasiatic language family descended from the Old Monic language of the kingdom of Dvaravati in what is now central Thailand. The Nyahkur people continue directly from that kingdom, whereas the Mon are descendants of those who migrated to Pegu after the 11th century Khmer conquest of Dvaravati.
Classification
Paul Sidwell (2009:114) proposes the following tree ("stammbaum") for Monic, synthesizing past classifications from Theraphan L-Thongkum (1984) and Gérard Diffloth (1984).
Proto-language
Selected animal and plant names in Proto-Monic, Proto-Nyah Kur, and Proto-Mon (Diffloth 1984):
Mammals
! species !! Proto-Monic !! Proto-Nyah Kur !! Proto-Mon
Birds
! species !! Proto-Monic !! Proto-Nyah Kur !! Proto-Mon
Other animals
! species !! Proto-Monic !! Proto-Nyah Kur !! Proto-Mon
Plants
! species !! Proto-Monic !! Proto-Nyah Kur !! Proto-Mon
Lexical innovations
Selected Monic lexical innovations:
Footnotes
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