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The Mlabri language exibits a considerable difference between men´s and women´s speech and a dramatic difference between ethnic subgroups as far as lexicon are concerned. Mlabri thus reflects the important polarizations within the micro-cosmos in which it is spoken, and it is of a socio-linguistic and anthropological interest from this perspective.

Mlabri is an Austroasiatic language but with perculiar syntactial features which make it stand out typologically. Since Mlabri has preserved a great number of old loan words from Thai origin, it provides a key to the historical study of the Thai languages as well.

The monograph contains a description of the linguistic scenario, an extensive presentation of Mlabri phonology, morphology and syntax and a lexicon with illustrative examples of the use of the words.