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Languages of Myanmar
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There are approximately a hundred languages spoken in Myanmar (also known as Burma).[1] Burmese, spoken by two-thirds of the population, is the official language.[2]
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Languages of Myanmar (Burma) | |
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Official | Myanmar |
Semi-official | English |
Regional | Shan, Karen, Kachin, Rakhine, Mon, Karenni, Chin, Kokang |
Vernacular | Myanmar English |
Minority | Many Sino-Tibetan, Tai–Kadai, Austroasiatic and Indo-Aryan languages |
Foreign | English, Mandarin Chinese |
Signed | Burmese sign language |
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Languages spoken by ethnic minorities represent six language families: Sino-Tibetan, Austro-Asiatic, Tai–Kadai, Indo-European, Austronesian and Hmong–Mien,[3] as well as an incipient national standard for Burmese sign language.[4]