In 2022, the Burmese-speaking population was 38.8 million. Burmese is spoken as a second language by another 10 million people, including ethnic minorities in Myanmar like the Mon and also by those in neighboring countries. In 2007, it was spoken as a first language by 33 million. Burmese is the common lingua franca in Myanmar, as the most widely-spoken language in the country. 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. Burmese is also spoken by the indigenous tribes in Chittagong Hill Tracts ( Rangamati, Bandarban, Khagrachari, Cox's Bazar) in Bangladesh, and in Tripura state in Northeast India. A Burmese speaker, recorded in Taiwan.īurmese ( Burmese: မြန်မာဘာသာ MLCTS: mranmabhasa ) is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Myanmar, where it is the official language, lingua franca, and the native language of the Burmans, the country's principal ethnic group. You may need rendering support to display the Burmese script in this Myanmar correctly.
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