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| | link1=[[Myanmar Genealogy|Myanmar]] | | | link1=[[Myanmar Genealogy|Myanmar]] |
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| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
| *Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (also called Burma) is a country in Southeast Asia. | | *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: | | *Myanmar is home to four major language families: |
| **[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sino-Tibetan_languages '''Sino-Tibetan''']: These languages are most widely spoken. | | **[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/Austroasiatic_languages '''Austro-Asiatic'''] |
| ***[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mon_language '''Mon'''] | | ***[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mon_language '''Mon'''] |
| ***[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaung_language '''Palaung'''] | | ***[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/Wa_people '''Wa'''] | | ***[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wa_people '''Wa'''] |
| **[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-European_languages '''Indo-European'''] | | **[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-European_languages '''Indo-European'''] |
| ***[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pali '''Pali'''] | | ***[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> |
| ***English | | ***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> | | *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''' | | '''Karen''' |
| | *[http://www.drumpublications.org/speak/speakkaren1.php Learn To Speak Karen (DrumPublication)] |
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| '''Kachin''' or '''Jingpho''' | | '''Kachin''' or '''Jingpho''' |
| | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDu76b8hM2E The Sound of the Jingpho / Kachin language (YouTube)] |
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| '''Chin''' or '''Zo (Zou)''' | | '''Chin''' or '''Zo (Zou)''' |
| | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=audepoz8Dzo Learning Zomi language 41- phrases (YouTube)] |
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| '''Chinese''' or '''Hokkien''' | | '''Chinese''' or '''Hokkien''' |
| *[[Chinese Genealogical Word List]] | | *[[Chinese Genealogical Word List]] |
| | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokkien#Vocabulary Hokkien Vocabulary (Wikipedia)] |
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| '''Shan''' | | '''Shan''' |
| | * Cushing, Josiah Nelson. ''Handbook of the Shan language.'' Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press, 1888. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/13989559 WorldCat]. |
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| '''Mon''' | | '''Mon''' |
| | *[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/mon.htm Useful phrases in Mon (Omniglot)] |
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| '''Palaung''' | | '''Palaung''' |
| | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYRuZkvH_yI The Sound of the Palaung / De'ang language (YouTube)] |
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| '''Wa''' | | '''Wa''' |
| | *[https://www.omniglot.com/language/numbers/wa.htm Wa Numbers (Omniglot)] |
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| '''Pali''' | | '''Pali''' |
| | | *[https://www.nku.edu/~kenneyr/Buddhism/glossary.html A Glossary of Pali & Buddhist terms (nku.edu)] |
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| ==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | | ==Alphabet and Pronunciation== |
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| *[https://glosbe.com/en/my English to Burmese Dictionary (Glosbe)] | | *[https://glosbe.com/en/my English to Burmese Dictionary (Glosbe)] |
| *[https://www.lexilogos.com/english/burmese_dictionary.htm Burmese Dictionary (Lexilogos)] | | *[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)] |
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| '''Karen''' | | '''Karen''' |
| | *[https://glosbe.com/en/bwe English to Karen Dictionary (Glosbe)] |
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| '''Kachin''' or '''Jingpho''' | | '''Kachin''' or '''Jingpho''' |
| *[https://glosbe.com/en/kac English to Kachin Dictionary (Glosbe)] | | *[https://glosbe.com/en/kac English to Kachin Dictionary (Glosbe)] |
| | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ILwpVm9tV0 Kachin - Jinghpaw language & English language (YouTube)] |
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| '''Chin''' or '''Zo (Zou)''' | | '''Chin''' or '''Zo (Zou)''' |
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| '''Palaung''' | | '''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)] |
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| '''Wa''' | | '''Wa''' |
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| ==Additional Resources== | | ==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)] |
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| == References == | | == References == |