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Burmese

မြန်မာဘာသာ

At BFSU, Burmese is among 101 approved foreign languages, connecting the university’s multilingual education with the places and cultures where the language is used.

WHERE IT IS SPOKEN

Myanmar (Burma), Bangladesh

NATIVE NAME
မြန်မာဘာသာ
WRITING SYSTEM
Myanmar script
AT BFSU
One of 101 languages

LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD

See where Burmese connects communities.

LANGUAGE REACH

≈37.2M

Burmese is spoken across 2 countries and territories.

No. 30 of 101 languages · No. 55 by territory count

ACROSS CONTINENTS
  1. South Asia

    01

    Bangladesh

  2. Other areas

    01

    Myanmar (Burma)

LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

From daily conversation in Myanmar (Burma) and Bangladesh to education, literature and media, Burmese carries the accents, vocabulary and expressions of different communities.

Population and distribution figures use Unicode CLDR 48 ↗ estimates of people able to use the language, including first- and second-language users. Recorded reach counts territories with an estimated community of at least 10,000; figures are comparative, not live counts.

AT BFSU

A language opens a wider view of the world.

BFSU places Burmese within a multilingual programme that brings language study together with literature, history, society and regional knowledge.

The language is commonly written in Myanmar script; its literature, media and everyday expressions carry the experiences of the communities that use it.

SOURCE TRAIL

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