Paul Sidwell proposed the following tree ("stammbaum") for Monic, synthesizing past classifications from
Theraphan L-Thongkum (1984) and
Gérard Diffloth (1984). • Old Mon / Proto-Monic •
Nyah Kur • North • Central • South • Middle
Mon • Literary Mon • Mon Ro: Northernmost dialect, spoken in the
Pegu-
Paung-
Zin Kyaik area • West Mon Ro variety: Spoken from north of
Martaban to
Thaton • East Mon Ro variety: Spoken in a small area on the south bank of the
Gyaing River • Mon Rao: Spoken around
Mawlamyine, extending several hundred kilometers south to
Dawei • North Mon Rao •
Kamarwet area Mon • South Mon Rao • Ye Mon Rao: This is the southernmost Mon variety. • Thai Mon (mix of Mon Ro and Mon Rao) ==Proto-language== Selected animal and plant names in Proto-Monic, Proto-
Nyah Kur, and Proto-
Mon (
Diffloth 1984):
Mammals :
Birds :
Other animals :
Plants : ==Lexical innovations==