Burmese language
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Burmese is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Myanmar, where it is the official language, lingua franca, and the native language of the Bamar, the country's largest ethnic group. The Constitution of M
The Myazedi inscription, dated to AD 1113, is the oldest surviving stone inscription of the Burmese language.
Sampling of various Burmese script styles
Bamar people
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The Bamar people are a Tibeto-Burman-speaking ethnic group native to Myanmar. With an estimated population of around 35 million people, they are the largest ethnic group in Myanmar, accounting for 68.
Burmese language
…Burmese is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Myanmar, where it is the official language, lingua franca, and the native language of the Bamar, the country's largest ethnic group. The Constitution of Myanmar officially refers to it as the Myanmar language in English, though most English speakers…
A Bamar couple in the 1890s
The extent of the 11th century Pagan Empire under Anawrahta
Wet rice cultivation is closely associated with the Bamar.
Old Bagan