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Myanmar

Languages

Description[edit | edit source]

Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (also called Burma) is a country in Southeast Asia.
Burmese, the mother tongue of the Bamar and official language of Myanmar, is related to Tibetan and Chinese
Myanmar is home to four major language families:
- Sino-Tibetan: These languages are most widely spoken.
  - Burmese
  - Karen
  - Kachin
  - Chin
  - Chinese (mainly Hokkien)
- Tai–Kadai
  - Shan
- Austro-Asiatic
  - Mon
  - Palaung
  - Wa
- Indo-European
  - Pali
  - English
More than a hundred languages are spoken in total. ^[1]

Word List(s)[edit | edit source]

Burmese

Useful phrases in Burmese (Omniglot)

Karen

Kachin or Jingpho

Chin or Zo (Zou)

Chinese or Hokkien

Chinese Genealogical Word List

Shan

Mon

Palaung

Wa

Pali

Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

Burmese

Karen

Karen Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)

Kachin or Jingpho

Jingpho Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)

Chin or Zo (Zou)

Zou Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)

Hokkien

Hokkien phonology (Wikipedia)

Shan

Shan Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)

Mon

Mon Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)

Palaung

Palaung Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)

Wa

Wa Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)

Pali

Pali Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)

Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]

Burmese

Karen

Pali

Additional Resources[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Myanmar," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar, accessed 9 April 2022.

[1] Wikipedia contributors, "Myanmar," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar, accessed 9 April 2022.

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 ==Description==
 *Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (also called Burma) is a country in Southeast Asia.
-*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burmese_language '''Burmese'''], the mother tongue of the Bamar and '''official language of Myanmar''', is related to Tibetan and Chinese.
+*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burmese_language '''Burmese'''], the mother tongue of the Bamar and '''official language of Myanmar''', is related to Tibetan and Chinese
 *Myanmar is home to four major language families:
 **[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sino-Tibetan_languages '''Sino-Tibetan''']: These languages are most widely spoken.
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 **[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austroasiatic_languages '''Austro-Asiatic''']
 ***[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mon_language '''Mon''']
-***[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaung_language '''Palaung''']: The Palaung people are divided into Palé, Rumai, and Shwe, and each of whom have their own language. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Palaung language," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaung_language, accessed 11 April 2022.</ref>
+***[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaung_language '''Palaung''']
 ***[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wa_people '''Wa''']
 **[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-European_languages '''Indo-European''']
-***[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pali '''Pali''']: Today Pali is studied mainly to gain access to Buddhist scriptures, and is frequently chanted in a ritual context. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Pali Today," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pali#Pali_today, accessed 11 April 2022.</ref>
+***[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pali '''Pali''']
 ***English
 *More than a hundred languages are spoken in total. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Myanmar," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar, accessed 9 April 2022.</ref>
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 '''Karen'''
-*[http://www.drumpublications.org/speak/speakkaren1.php Learn To Speak Karen (DrumPublication)]
 '''Kachin''' or '''Jingpho'''
-*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDu76b8hM2E The Sound of the Jingpho / Kachin language (YouTube)]
 '''Chin''' or '''Zo (Zou)'''
-*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=audepoz8Dzo Learning Zomi language 41- phrases (YouTube)]
 '''Chinese''' or '''Hokkien'''
 *[[Chinese Genealogical Word List]]
-*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokkien#Vocabulary Hokkien Vocabulary (Wikipedia)]
 '''Shan'''
-* Cushing, Josiah Nelson. ''Handbook of the Shan language.'' Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press, 1888. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/13989559 WorldCat].
 '''Mon'''
-*[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/mon.htm Useful phrases in Mon (Omniglot)]
 '''Palaung'''
-*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYRuZkvH_yI The Sound of the Palaung / De'ang language (YouTube)]
 '''Wa'''
-*[https://www.omniglot.com/language/numbers/wa.htm Wa Numbers (Omniglot)]
 '''Pali'''
-*[https://www.nku.edu/~kenneyr/Buddhism/glossary.html A Glossary of Pali & Buddhist terms (nku.edu)]
 ==Alphabet and Pronunciation==
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 *[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/zou.htm Zou Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
-'''Chinese''' or '''Hokkien'''
+'''Hokkien'''
 *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokkien#Phonology Hokkien phonology (Wikipedia)]
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 ==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
 '''Burmese'''
-*[https://glosbe.com/en/my English to Burmese Dictionary (Glosbe)]
-*[https://www.lexilogos.com/english/burmese_dictionary.htm Burmese Dictionary (Lexilogos)]
-*[https://www.evaneos.com/burma/holidays/survival-vocabulary/ The most important vocabulary to know during your trip in Burma (Evaneos)]
 '''Karen'''
-*[https://glosbe.com/en/bwe English to Karen Dictionary (Glosbe)]
-'''Kachin''' or '''Jingpho'''
+'''Pali'''
-*[https://glosbe.com/en/kac English to Kachin Dictionary (Glosbe)]
-*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ILwpVm9tV0 Kachin - Jinghpaw language & English language (YouTube)]
-'''Chin''' or '''Zo (Zou)'''
+==Additional Resources==
-*[https://glosbe.com/en/zom English to Zou Dictionary (Glosbe)]
-'''Chinese''' or '''Hokkien'''
-*[https://glosbe.com/en/zh English to Chinese Dictionary (Glosbe)]
-'''Shan'''
-*[https://glosbe.com/en/shn English to Shan Dictionary (Glosbe)]
-'''Mon'''
-*[https://glosbe.com/en/mnw English to Mon Dictionary (Glosbe)]
-'''Palaung'''
-*[https://glosbe.com/en/pce English to Ruching Palaung Dictionary (Glosbe)]
-*[https://glosbe.com/en/rbb English to Rumai Palaung Dictionary (Glosbe)]
-*[https://glosbe.com/en/pll English to Shwe Palaung Dictionary (Glosbe)]
-'''Wa'''
-*[https://glosbe.com/en/wbm English to Wa Dictionary (Glosbe)]
-'''Pali'''
-*[https://glosbe.com/en/pi English to Pali Dictionary (Glosbe)]
-==Additional Resources==
-*[https://www.worldnomads.com/explore/southeast-asia/myanmar/useful-burmese-phrases-for-travelers-to-myanmar Useful Burmese Phrases for Travelers to Myanmar (WorldNomads)]
-*[https://www.britannica.com/place/Myanmar Myanmar (Britannica)]
-*[https://wikitravel.org/en/Myanmar Myanmar (Wikitravel)]
 == References ==