Burmese Language

Sino-Tibetan language of about 33 million native speakers; Myanmar's official language, written in a script attested from 1113 CE.

Specifications & Metrics

In 2019 Burmese was spoken by 42.9 million people: 32.9 million as a first language and 10 million as a second.
The Myazedi inscription, dated to 1113 CE, is the oldest surviving stone inscription of the Burmese language.
The Burmese alphabet consists of 33 letters and 12 vowels and is written from left to right.