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In 2007, Burmese was spoken by 33 million people as a first language. [5] Burmese is spoken as a second language by another 10 million people, particularly ethnic minorities in Burma and those in neighbouring countries. [6] Burmese is a Sino-Tibetan language belonging to the Southern Burmish branch of the Tibeto-Burman languages.
Burmese people, Officially Myanma people (Burmese: မြန်မာလူမျိုး) are citizens from Myanmar (Burma), irrespective of their ethnic or religious background. Myanmar is a multi-ethnic , multi-cultural and multi-lingual country.
According to the replacement, the name of the dominant ethnicity of Burma, whose people speak the Burmese language, is "Bamar" (again, final "r" only added to denote a long "a" in Burmese). Thus, Myanmar is a country inhabited by the Bamars plus many minorities; and the Bamars and minorities are collectively known as Myanma people. [citation ...
Named for the Burmans, the nation's largest ethnic group, a correction of 18th-century "Bermah" and "Birma", from Portuguese Birmania, probably from Barma in various Indian languages, ultimately from Burmese Bama (), a colloquial oral version of the literary Myanma (), [129] the eventual pronunciation of the Old Burmese Mranma, [130] first ...
Official language in: the People's Republic of China; Republic of Singapore; Republic of China; and the Wa State, Republic of the Union of Myanmar; Recognised Minority Language in: Malaysia, the Philippines, Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace, and the United States; Chinese (Classical) – 古文 or 文言 Literary language used in: the ...
The Myazedi inscription, dated to 1113, is the oldest surviving stone inscription of the Burmese language. Burmese, a member of the Sino-Tibetan language family, is the native language of the Bamar, [12] and the national language of Myanmar. Burmese is the most widely spoken Tibeto-Burman language, and used as a lingua franca in Myanmar by 97% ...
Pages in category "Languages of Myanmar" The following 78 pages are in this category, out of 78 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The Constitution of Myanmar officially refers to it as the Myanmar language in English, [3] though most English speakers continue to refer to the language as Burmese, after Burma—a name with co-official status until 1989 (see Names of Myanmar). Burmese is the most widely-spoken language in the country, where it serves as the lingua franca. [4]