Mok

A language of Myanmar

ISO 639: mqt
Alternate Names: A Mŏk, Doi, Loi, Loi Cim, “Hsem” (pej.), “Hsen Hsum” (pej.), “Shim Ceem” (pej.)
Population: 4,000 in Myanmar (2018 S. Devereux). Total users in all countries: 4,700.
Location:: Shan State: Mong Khet, Kengtung and Mong Yang townships, 10 villages.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Northern Mon-Khmer, Palaungic, Eastern Palaungic, Angkuic
Language Use: Used by all. Most also use Shan [shn].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Mok
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: Lahu [lhu] call this group ‘sətɕi’. Burmese [mya] call this group ‘siəm tɕim’. Akha [ahk] and Akeu [aeu] call them ‘ʔape’. Buddhist.

Thailand

Location: Chiang Rai province: 5 villages.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous)
Other Comments: In the past, there were speakers in Lampang province in Thailand, but it is likely the language there is now dormant. Lahu [lhu] call this group sətɕi; Burmese [mya] call this group siəm tɕim. Buddhist.

Location: Shan State: Mong Khet, Kengtung and Mong Yang townships, 10 villages.