မင်္ဂလာပါ!
say it: “ming-gah-lah-BAH”
Burmese
in its own words: မြန်မာ
- Speakers
- 43 million (estimate)
- Family
- Sino-Tibetan
- Vitality
- Safe
- Where it is spoken
- Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand
- Script
- Myanmar
- Official language
- Myanmar
Fun fact
Burmese script consists mostly of circular shapes, usually explained by writing on palm leaves, which straight strokes would split.