These languages have all influenced the spoken, but not on the written form of Burmese. Throughout history, Burmese has been in contact with speakers of other languages such as Pali and Mon, the earliest groups to occupy Burma in the 12th-13th centuries, and later with European languages such as Portuguese, Dutch, English and French in the 16th-19th centuries. The total Burmese-speaking population of the world is estimated at slightly above 32 million people ( Ethnologue). It is also spoken in Bangladesh, Malaysia, Thailand, and the U.S. It is spoken by the majority of the population in Myanmar (formerly Burma). For a period in the past (from the end of the 19th century to 1964), English was taught as used as the primary language of instruction in the nation's educational institutes.Burmese, myanma bhasa, belongs to the Lolo-Burmese sub-branch of the Tibeto-Burmese branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family.
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Although Burmese is used as the primary language of instruction in schools across the country, English is taught as a secondary language. Foreign Languages Spoken In MyanmarĮnglish is an important foreign language whose study is highly promoted in Myanmar. Several other minority languages are spoken by the various ethnic communities living in Myanmar. The Katyin State and the Tanintharyi Region also has significant Mon speaking populations. Most of the Mon speakers in Myanmar live in the Mon State of the country. Not all Mon people in the country speak this language since a significant section of the Mon population here are monolingual in Burmese. The Mon language, an Austroasiatic language, is spoken by about 750,000 Mon people living in Myanmar. About 900,000 ethnic Kachins speak the Kachin language in Burma. KachinĪ significant number of people of the Kachin State of Burma speak the Kachin or Jingpho language, a member of the Sino-Tibetan language family. The languages are written using the Burmese script. The language is classified into three primary branches, namely the Pwo, Sqaw, and the Pa'o. The Karen languages are a group of tonal languages spoken by the Karen people of Myanmar. Approximately 3.2 million people speak the Shan language. The Shan language belongs to the Tai–Kadai language family. It is also spoken in some parts of Burma’s Kachin state as well. The language is mostly spoken in the country’s Shan State. The Shan language is a native language of Myanmar that is spoken by the Shan people.
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Another 10 million people speak it as a second language. About 32 million people speak Burmese as their first language. The language is age-oriented and includes the usage of honorifics. Burmese is taught in schools across the country and in the numerous monasteries dotting Myanmar. The script used to write Burmese was developed in the 5th century from a southern Indian script. The Burmese language is related to the Chinese and Tibetan languages. Burmese is also spoken by the Mon ethnic minority group and some other minority ethnic groups in Myanmar. Burmese, a Sino-Tibetan language, is the mother tongue of millions of Bamar people who speak it as a first language. It is also the most widely spoken language in the country. The official language of Myanmar is Burmese. English is a popular foreign language in the country. The most popular among them is the Burmese which is spoken by two-thirds of the country’s population.
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Nearly 100 languages are spoken in Myanmar (Burma).