Languages of Myanmar
There are approximately a hundred languages spoken in Myanmar (also known as Burma). Burmese, spoken by two-thirds of the population, is the official language.
| 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 |
| Keyboard layout | QWERTY/Burmese layout |
Languages spoken by ethnic minorities represent six language families: Sino-Tibetan, Austro-Asiatic, Tai–Kadai, Indo-European, Austronesian and Hmong–Mien, as well as an incipient national standard for Burmese sign language.
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