Pyu language (Sino-Tibetan)
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The Pyu language is an extinct Sino-Tibetan language that was mainly spoken in what is now Myanmar in the first millennium CE. It was the vernacular of the Pyu city-states, which thrived between the s
Pyu alphabet
Pyu Inscription from Hanlin
Myazedi inscription
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
Pyu language (Sino-Tibetan)
…The Pyu language (Pyu: ; Burmese: ပျူ ဘာသာ, IPA: ; also Tircul) is an extinct Sino-Tibetan language that was mainly spoken in what is now Myanmar in the first millennium CE. It was the…
The Myazedi inscription, dated to AD 1113, is the oldest surviving stone inscription of the Burmese language.
Sampling of various Burmese script styles