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ISO 639-3 · myamya
Sino-Tibetan family
Burmese
မြန်မာဘာသာစကား
Burmese is a language of the Sino-Tibetan branch, spoken in Myanmar. Wikidata counts 32.9 m first-language speakers (2019) and 10 m who speak it as a second language. Wikidata describes it as “Sino-Tibetan language of Myanmar”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
mya- ISO 639-1
my- Glottocode
nucl1310- Family
- Sino-Tibetan
- EGIDS
- 1 National
- UNESCO
- Safe
- Centre point
- 18.00, 95.00
- Wikipedia
- 128 language editions
32.9 mfirst-language speakers
10 msecond-language speakers
1countries
2scripts
1levels in the tree
1EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Burmese · မြန်မာဘာသာစကား |
|---|---|
| Also called | Myanmar language, Burmese language |
| L1 speakers | 32,900,000 (2019) |
| L2 speakers | 10,000,000 (2000) |
| Written in | Burmese alphabet, Mon–Burmese script |
| Official in | Myanmar |
Vitality
EGIDS 1 National1
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Safe
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Sino-Tibetan to Burmese
The branches above Burmese, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
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where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in Myanmar
thaThaiKra–Dai · 60.7 m1 · NationalnepNepaliIndo-European · 24.1 m1 · NationalsylSylhetiIndo-European · 14 m3 · Wider CommunicationkswS'gaw KarenSino-Tibetan · 4 m3 · Wider CommunicationshnShanKra–Dai · 3 m3 · Wider CommunicationrhgRohingyaIndo-European · 1.8 m6a · VigorouskhgKhams Tibetanunclassified · 1.5 m6a · VigorouskacJingpoSino-Tibetan · 940,0003 · Wider CommunicationblkPa'OSino-Tibetan · 860,0005 · DevelopingmnwMonAustroasiatic · 850,0005 · Developing