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 linked the Moklen and Aceh-Chamic languages with a moderate confidence of 70%. See: Moklen language, Moken language.

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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 linked the Moklen and Aceh-Chamic languages with a moderate confidence of 70%. See: Moklen language, Moken language.
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  • Moklen-Moken
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  • Austronesian
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  • Moklen
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  • West of the Kra Isthmus, Burma and Thailand
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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 linked the Moklen and Aceh-Chamic languages with a moderate confidence of 70%. See: Moklen language, Moken language.
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  • Moklen languages
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