Mok language
Mok, also known as Amok, Hsen-Hsum, and Muak, is an Angkuic language or dialect cluster spoken in Shan State, Myanmar
Seven speakers in Lampang province, Thailand, were reported by Wurm & Hattori.
Varieties
Hall & Devereux report that five varieties of Mok are spoken in Shan State, Myanmar, providing the following comparative vocabulary table. These varieties have some lexical similarity with each other, but very low lexical similarity with the other Angkuic languages.| Gloss | Mok A | Mok B | Mok C | Mok D | Mok E | Muak Sa-aak | Pa Xɛp U | Hu |
| die | jâm | jàp | jám | |||||
| weep | jâːm | jâm | jàm | |||||
| chicken | ʔɛ̂l | jɛ́ | - | |||||
| silver, money | mûl | mùn | mm̥úl | |||||
| fly | / | pʰ.jûl | mpʰə̀ | phɨ́ʁ | ||||
| louse | / | / | / | / | cʰíʔ | nchí | nsíʔ |
Owen names these varieties Hwe Law, Chieng Kham, Pha Lam, Punglong, and Hwe Koi.
A Mok dialect of Shan State has been documented by Shintani.
Geographic distribution
Tannumsaeng describes three locations for Mok: between Mong Khet and Mong Yang and south of Kengtung in Myanmar, and on the Thai-Burmese border in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. The main Mok-speaking areas in Shan State include an area just to the south of Kengtung, and another area situated between Mong Khet and Mong Yang.Phonology
Tannumsaeng, citing Hall & Devereux, provides the following phonology for Mok.The consonants are /pʰ p m f w tʰ t n s l r c ɲ j kʰ k ŋ ʔ h/, with reduced /m̩ n̩ ɲ̩ ŋ̍ pə tə kə sə/. /f/ and /r/ only appear in certain varieties. The vowels are /i e ɛ u ɯ o ɤ ɔ a/, with the diphthongs /ia ɯa ua/. Mok has two tones, one low and one high.