MSN: Mizoram: Assam Rifles seizes over 3.4 crore Burmese kyat; 5 held
MSN: Assam Rifles intercepts Rs 1.4 crore worth of Burmese currency in Mizoram, one held
Assam Rifles intercepts Rs 1.4 crore worth of Burmese currency in Mizoram, one held
Burmese[a] is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Myanmar, [2] where it is the official language, lingua franca, and the native language of the Bamar, the country's largest ethnic group.
The Burmese people call their own language Bamar or Myanmar and it is the main language spoken throughout the country. About 70 percent of the people of Burma speak one or other of the Burma Group of languages while the percentage of those speaking Burmese is estimated at ninety.
Myanmar, country, located in the western portion of mainland Southeast Asia. In 1989 the country’s official English name, which it had held since 1885, was changed from the Union of Burma to the Union of Myanmar; in the Burmese language the country has been known as Myanma (or, more precisely, Mranma Prañ) since the 13th century.
Burmese is a tonal language with three main tones (high, low and creaky) and two other tones (stopped and reduced). The tones are indicated in writing using diacritics or special letters. ဃ (gh), ဈ (jh), ဋ (ṭ), ဌ (ṭh), ဍ (ḍ), ဎ (ḍh), ဏ (ṇ), ဓ (dh), and ဠ (ḷ) are used mainly in words of Pali origin.
Burmese, also known as Myanmar language, is the official language of Myanmar (Burma) and is spoken by over 33 million native speakers, with an additional 10–15 million second-language speakers.