Moken
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moken-203-14570313
title:
Moken
text:
The Moken are an Austronesian people of the Mergui Archipelago, a group of approximately 800 islands claimed by both Myanmar and Thailand, and the Surin Islands. Most of the 2,000 to 3,000 Moken live a semi-nomadic hunter-gatherer lifestyle heavily based on the sea, though this lifestyle is increasingly under threat. The Moken identify in a common culture; there are 1500 men and 1500 women who speak the Moken language, a distinct Austronesian language. Attempts by both Myanmar and Thailand to as
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Ethnic group of the Mergui Archipelago and Surin Islands
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moken
date created:
2005-03-21T07:13:59Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T04:51:50Z
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