Talk:Myanmar Language

Myanmar Language
Bumese Language
Myanmar (written Burmese) Myanmar (spoken Burmese)
Pronunciation	IPA: [mjəmàzà] [mjəmà zəɡá]
Native to	Myanmar, Bangladesh (Chittagong Hill Tracts),and (Tripura)state of Northeast India.
Region	Yangon
Ethnicity	Bamar people (Burmans)
Native speakers	33 million (2014) Second language: 15 million (2022)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Lolo-Burmese Burmish Myanmar Language
Early forms	Old Burmese Middle Burmese
Writing system	Burmese alphabet Burmese Braille
Official status
Official language in	Myanmar ASEAN
Regulated by	Myanmar Language Commission
Language codes
ISO 639-1	my
ISO 639-2	mya (B) bur (T)
ISO 639-3	mya
Glottolog	nucl1310
Linguasphere	77-AAA-a

Myanmar (Burmese: မြန်မာဘာသာ, MLCTS: mranmabhasa, IPA: [mjəmà bàðà]) is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Myanmar (also known as Burma), where it is an official language and the language of the Burmans, the country's principal ethnic group. Burmese is also spoken by the indigenous tribes in Chittagong Hill Tracts (Rangamati, Bandarban, Khagrachari, Cox's Bazar) in Bangladesh, Tripura state in Northeast India. Although the Constitution of Myanmar officially recognizes the English name of the language as the Myanmar language, most English speakers continue to refer to the language as Burmese, after Burma, the country's once previous and currently co-official name. In 2007, it was spoken as a first language by 33 million, primarily the Burman people and related ethnic groups, and as a second language by 10 million, particularly ethnic minorities in Myanmar and neighboring countries. In 2014, the Burmese population was 36.39 million, and has been estimated at 38.8 million as of March 2022.