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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
+*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/Burmese_language '''Burmese''']
+***[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_people '''Karen''']
+***[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kachin_people '''Kachin''']
+***[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chin_people '''Chin''']
+***'''Chinese''' (mainly [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokkien '''Hokkien'''])
+**[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kra%E2%80%93Dai_languages '''Tai–Kadai''']
+***[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shan_language '''Shan''']
+**[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''']
+***[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''']
+***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>
-Burmese (also called Myanmarese) is the language of government, schools and television.  Other languages spoken regionally include the numerous indigenous ethnic languages, Chinese and Hindi.  English is widely used in business.  Records were kept in Burmese, English, Chinese, and languages of the ethnic groups. The letter “r” in ethnic Burmese has coalesced with the letter “y.”
+==Word List(s)==
+'''Burmese'''
+*[https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/burmese.php Useful phrases in Burmese (Omniglot)]
-The Burmese script is a development of the Mon alphabet, and is non-roman and Indian in origin.  The thirty three alphabetical characters are consonants.  These are each modified by 12 or more vowel sounds in the written script.  There is considerable variance between the colloquial modern spoken language used on television and the formal literary language used in published books, magazines and newspapers.  This has resulted in wide variance of romanization values for modern Burmese.
+'''Karen'''
-<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Myanmar,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2001.</ref>
-For word list and help researching in Myanmar records, see:
+'''Kachin''' or '''Jingpho'''
+'''Chin''' or '''Zo (Zou)'''
+'''Chinese''' or '''Hokkien'''
 *[[Chinese Genealogical Word List]]
+'''Shan'''
+'''Mon'''
+'''Palaung'''
+'''Wa'''
+'''Pali'''
+==Alphabet and Pronunciation==
+'''Burmese'''
+*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burmese_phonology Burmese phonology (Wikipedia)]
+*[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/burmese.htm Burmese Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
+'''Karen'''
+*[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/karen.htm Karen Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
+'''Kachin''' or '''Jingpho'''
+*[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/jingpho.htm Jingpho Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
+'''Chin''' or '''Zo (Zou)'''
+*[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/zou.htm Zou Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
+'''Hokkien'''
+*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokkien#Phonology Hokkien phonology (Wikipedia)]
+'''Shan'''
+*[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/shan.htm Shan Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
+'''Mon'''
+*[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/mon.htm Mon Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
+'''Palaung'''
+*[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/palaung.htm Palaung Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
+'''Wa'''
+*[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/wa.htm Wa Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
+'''Pali'''
+*[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/pali.htm Pali Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
+==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
+'''Burmese'''
+'''Karen'''
+'''Pali'''
+==Additional Resources==
 == References ==